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GLOBULIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("globulin" is a kind of...):
simple protein (a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "globulin"):
alpha globulin (a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility)
serum globulin (globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood)
gamma globulin; human gamma globulin (a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses)
myosin (the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin)
beta globulin; siderophilin; transferrin (a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron)
Context examples:
The determination of the ratio of alpha-1 globulin compared to total protein present in a sample.
(Alpha-1 Globulin to Total Protein Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of alpha-2 globulin present in a sample.
(Alpha-2 Globulin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the globulin protein in a biological specimen.
(Globulin Protein Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A type of globulin in plasma that in electrically charged solutions exhibits slowest colloidal mobility after that of the alpha and beta globulins.
(Gamma Globulin, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of gamma globulin present in a sample.
(Gamma Globulin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Hemagglutination test in which Coombs' reagent (antiglobulin, or anti-human globulin rabbit immune serum) is added to detect incomplete (non-agglutinating, univalent, blocking) antibodies coating erythrocytes.
(Coombs Test, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The determination of the ratio of gamma globulin compared to total protein present in a sample.
(Gamma Globulin to Total Protein Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Severe inability of the liver to function normally, as evidenced by severe jaundice and abnormal levels of ammonia, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, lactic dehydrogenase, and reversal of the albumin/globulin ratio.
(Liver Failure, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The determination of the ratio of alpha-2 globulin compared to total protein present in a sample.
(Alpha-2 Globulin to Total Protein Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of globulin in plasma that in electrically charged solutions exhibits greatest colloidal mobility among that of serum globulins.
(Alpha-Globulin, NCI Thesaurus)
