globulin

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In 1941 Linus Pauling began a limited program of study on bovine and human γ-globulin, a project stemming from his interest in the manufacture of antibodies.

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  1. noun Any of a class of proteins that are found extensively in blood plasma, milk, muscle, and plant seeds and that are insoluble in pure water and half saturated ammonium sulfate, soluble in dilute salt solution, and coagulable by heat.

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  • Maybe a gamma globulin, too With one finger, Mr. Delaporte touches a big wet smear next to the hole in the wall.
  • Low sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) concentration is an independent risk factor for the development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in women and is strongly associated statistically with signs of insulin resistance. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The trial was set up to test the safety and tolerability of the antibody product in association with sanofi pasteur's Verorab® rabies vaccine in a direct comparison with the marketed human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) product. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • But this risk is reduced to 5-10\% when they're given IV gamma globulin, according to Dr. Elizabeth Kline Satter, M.D., —  Junkfood Science
  • Cecilia Deyanira Velázque, who won a 300,000 peso check for her winning entry, spends several days a month, and stands in endless lines, filling out endless forms to guarantee access to the gamma-globulin prescription her handicapped son requires. —  The Mex Files
 

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