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Abstract
A glycoprotein that is a kallikrein-like serine proteinase and an esterase, produced by epithelial cells of both normal and malignant prostate tissue. It is an important marker for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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8 entry terms
- Kallikrein hK3
- Prostate Specific Antigen
- Semenogelase
- Seminin
- gamma-Seminoprotein
- hK3 Kallikrein
- Kallikrein, hK3
- gamma Seminoprotein
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, 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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History Note
93; was PROSTATE CANCER SPECIFIC ANTIGENS (NM) 1982-92; SEMENOGELASE was NM 1976-95
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Previous Indexing
- Antigens, Neoplasm (1982-1992)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Prostate-Specific Antigen. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017430. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017430
- Prostate-Specific Antigen. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate-specific_antigen
- Prostate-Specific Antigen. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409450