Chemicals and Drugs

Membrane Proteins

Proteins which are found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. They consist of two types, peripheral and integral proteins. They include most membrane-associated enzymes, antigenic proteins, transport proteins, and drug, hormone, and lectin receptors.

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Proteins which are found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. They consist of two types, peripheral and integral proteins. They include most membrane-associated enzymes, antigenic proteins, transport proteins, and drug, hormone, and lectin receptors.

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29 entry terms
  • Membrane Protein
  • Membrane-Associated Protein
  • Membrane-Associated Proteins
  • Surface Protein
  • Surface Proteins
  • Membrane Associated Protein
  • Membrane Associated Proteins
  • Protein, Membrane
  • Protein, Membrane-Associated
  • Protein, Surface
  • Proteins, Membrane
  • Proteins, Membrane-Associated
  • Proteins, Surface
  • Cell Membrane Protein
  • Cell Membrane Proteins
  • Cell Surface Protein
  • Cell Surface Proteins
  • Integral Membrane Protein
  • Integral Membrane Proteins
  • Membrane Protein, Cell
  • Membrane Protein, Integral
  • Membrane Proteins, Integral
  • Protein, Cell Membrane
  • Protein, Cell Surface
  • Protein, Integral Membrane
  • Proteins, Cell Membrane
  • Proteins, Cell Surface
  • Proteins, Integral Membrane
  • Surface Protein, Cell

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, 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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/biosyn /drug eff /physiol /ultrastruct permitted

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77

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Previous Indexing

  • Cell Membranes (1966-1976)
  • Membranes (1968-1976)
  • Proteins (1966-1976)

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QU 55.7

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Membrane Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008565. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008565
  2. Membrane Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membrane_protein
  3. Membrane Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423042