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D FACTOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- D factor 1, record 1, English, D%20factor
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Components of the alternative complement pathway. 1, record 1, English, - D%20factor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- facteur D
1, record 1, French, facteur%20D
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composant de la voie alterne du complément. 1, record 1, French, - facteur%20D
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- factor del complemento D
1, record 1, Spanish, factor%20del%20complemento%20D
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- complement protein
1, record 2, English, complement%20protein
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- complement 1, record 2, English, complement
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a dozen different blood proteins that collectively form an essential part of the immune system: when faced with foreign cells, these proteins are activated one after the other, in a domino-like effect, eventually forming rings which punch crippling holes in the cell-membranes of the interlopers. This is a good thing in the case of a bacterial invader, but less desirable when it happens to a transplanted organ. 1, record 2, English, - complement%20protein
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with properdin. 2, record 2, English, - complement%20protein
Record 2, Key term(s)
- complement system
- factor D
- complement-blocking drug
- anti-complement protein
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- complément
1, record 2, French, compl%C3%A9ment
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- alexina
1, record 2, Spanish, alexina
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- complemento 1, record 2, Spanish, complemento
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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