Chemicals and Drugs

Pentraxins

A family of ACUTE PHASE PROTEINS characterized by a shared pentraxin PROTEIN DOMAIN. They include C-reactive protein and serum amyloid P component and function in the regulation of INNATE IMMUNITY and INFLAMMATION.

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A family of ACUTE PHASE PROTEINS characterized by a shared pentraxin PROTEIN DOMAIN. They include C-reactive protein and serum amyloid P component and function in the regulation of INNATE IMMUNITY and INFLAMMATION.

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  • Pentraxin
  • Neuronal Pentraxin
  • PTX-3 Protein
  • PTX3 Protein
  • Pentraxin 3
  • Pentraxin-Related Protein 3
  • TNF-Stimulated Gene14
  • TSG-14 Protein

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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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2026 (1992)

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  1. D12.776w.124w.050w.001w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pentraxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099153. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099153
  2. Pentraxins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentraxins
  3. Pentraxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2069481