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Descriptor English: Biglycan
Descriptor Spanish: Biglicano
Descriptor biglicano
Scope note: Pequeño proteoglicano rico en leucina que se encuentra en una variedad de tejidos como el ENDOTELIO CAPILAR, MÚSCULO ESQUELÉTICO, CARTÍLAGO, HUESO y TENDONES. La proteína contiene dos cadenas de glicosaminoglicanos y tiene una estructura similar a la de DECORINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Biglicano
Descriptor French: Biglycane
Entry term(s): Bone Proteoglycan I
Proteoglycan S1
Tree number(s): D09.698.735.700.500
D12.776.395.650.750.562
D12.776.395.650.875.250
D12.776.860.300.806.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058578
Scope note: A small leucine-rich proteoglycan found in a variety of tissues including CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; CARTILAGE; BONE; and TENDONS. The protein contains two glycosaminoglycan chains and is similar in structure to DECORIN.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 2011; BIGLYCAN was indexed under PROTEOGLYCANS and EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS 1989-2010
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 54089
Unique ID: D058578
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2016/02/26
Biglycan - Preferred
Concept UI M0543332
Scope note A small leucine-rich proteoglycan found in a variety of tissues including CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; CARTILAGE; BONE; and TENDONS. The protein contains two glycosaminoglycan chains and is similar in structure to DECORIN.
Preferred term Biglycan
Entry term(s) Bone Proteoglycan I
Proteoglycan S1



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