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Descriptor English: Fetuins
Descriptor Spanish: Fetuínas
Descriptor fetuínas
Scope note: Familia de alfa-globulinas de unión a calcio que se sintetizan en el hígado y juegan un rol esencial en la manutención de la solubilidad del CALCIO en la SANGRE. Además las fetuínas contienen dominios aminoterminales de cistatina y se clasifican como cistatinas tipo 3.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fetuínas
Descriptor French: Fétuines
Entry term(s): Fetuin
Tree number(s): D12.776.124.790.106.304
D12.776.157.125.283
D12.776.215.625
D12.776.377.715.085.304
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060748
Scope note: A family of calcium-binding alpha-globulins that are synthesized in the LIVER and play an essential role in maintaining the solubility of CALCIUM in the BLOOD. In addition the fetuins contain aminoterminal cystatin domains and are classified as type 3 cystatins.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
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
Previous Indexing: alpha-Fetoproteins (1975-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012; see ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS 1975-2011
History Note: 2012; use ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS 1975-2011
DeCS ID: 54579
Unique ID: D060748
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Fetuins - Preferred
Concept UI M0555325
Scope note A family of calcium-binding alpha-globulins that are synthesized in the LIVER and play an essential role in maintaining the solubility of CALCIUM in the BLOOD. In addition the fetuins contain aminoterminal cystatin domains and are classified as type 3 cystatins.
Preferred term Fetuins
Entry term(s) Fetuin



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