Fetuins
"Fetuins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D060748
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.790.106.304 D12.776.157.125.283 D12.776.215.625 D12.776.377.715.085.304
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetuins" by people in Profiles.
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Coughlan CM, Burger PG, Berger EG, Breen KC. The biochemical consequences of alpha2,6(N) sialyltransferase induction by dexamethasone on sialoglycoprotein expression in the rat H411e hepatoma cell line. FEBS Lett. 1997 Aug 18; 413(2):389-93.
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Bader A, Reimer P, Knop E, B?ker K, Christians U, Weissleder R, Sewing KF. An organotypical in vitro model of the liver parenchyma for uptake studies of diagnostic MR receptor agents. Magn Reson Imaging. 1995; 13(7):991-1002.
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Cumming DA, Hellerqvist CG, Harris-Brandts M, Michnick SW, Carver JP, Bendiak B. Structures of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides of the glycoprotein fetuin having sialic acid linked to N-acetylglucosamine. Biochemistry. 1989 Jul 25; 28(15):6500-12.