- Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein (protein)
- Tamm-Hors·fall mucoprotein (protein) (tamґ horsґfal) [Igor Tamm, American virologist, born 1922; Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr., American virologist, 1906–1971] see under mucoprotein.
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Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein (protein)
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Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein — see under protein … Medical dictionary
Tamm-Horsfall protein — Uromodulin, also known as UMOD, Tamm Horsfall protein (THP), or Tamm Horsfall mucoprotein, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: UMOD uromodulin (uromucoid, Tamm Horsfall glycoprotein)| url =… … Wikipedia
Protein — A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the DNA coding for the protein. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body s… … Medical dictionary
Tamm — Igor, U.S. virologist, *1922. See T. Horsfall mucoprotein, T. Horsfall protein … Medical dictionary
mucoprotein — General term for a protein polysaccharide complex, usually implying that the protein component is the major part of the complex, in contradistinction to mucopolysaccharide; mucoproteins include the α1 and α2 globulins of serum (and others).… … Medical dictionary
Horsfall — Frank L., Jr., U.S. physician, 1906–1971. See Tamm H. mucoprotein, Tamm H. protein … Medical dictionary
Urinary casts — are cylindrical aggregations of particulate matter that form in the distal nephron, dislodge, and eventually pass into the urine. They form via precipitation of Tamm Horsfall mucoprotein which is secreted by renal tubule cells, and sometimes also … Wikipedia
