beta globulin

beta globulin
beta globulin n any of several globulins of plasma or serum that have at alkaline pH electrophoretic mobilities intermediate between those of the alpha globulins and gamma globulins

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be·ta glob·u·lin (ba″tə-globґu-lin) see β-globulins, under globulin.

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