Structured Summary
Abstract
A glycoprotein that is important in the activation of CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY. C4 is cleaved by the activated COMPLEMENT C1S into COMPLEMENT C4A and COMPLEMENT C4B.
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Pharmacological Action
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14 entry terms
- C4 Complement
- C4 Complement Component
- Complement 4
- Complement Component 4
- C4, Complement
- Complement Component, C4
- Complement, C4
- Component 4, Complement
- Component, C4 Complement
- Complement C4, Precursor
- Pro-C4
- Pro-complement 4
- Pro C4
- Pro complement 4
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
2006 (1975)
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Previous Indexing
- Complement (1968-1974)
- Protein Binding (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Complement C4. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003181. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003181
- Complement C4. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_component_4
- Complement C4. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4216919