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ad·dress·in (ə-dresґin) a molecule on the surface of vascular endothelial cells that mediates the attachment of specific leukocytes, particularly lymphocytes, to the endothelium, binding with their homing receptors.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Addressin — protein Name = mucosal vascular addressin cell adhesion molecule 1 caption = width = HGNCid = 6765 Symbol = MADCAM1 AltSymbols = EntrezGene = 8174 OMIM = 102670 RefSeq = NM 130761 UniProt = PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 19 Arm = p Band = 13.3… … Wikipedia
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Natalizumab — ? Monoclonal antibody Type Whole antibody Source Humanized (from mouse) Target alpha 4 integrin Clinical data Trade names Tysabri AHFS/ … Wikipedia
Lymphocyte — A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell in the vertebrate immune system. By their appearance under the light microscope, there are two broad categories of lymphocytes, namely the large granular lymphocytes and the small lymphocytes.… … Wikipedia
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High endothelial venules — (HEV) are specialized post capillary venous swellings characterized by simple cuboidal cells as opposed to simple squamous cells found in regular venules. This allows for re entry of lymphocytes into the bloodstream through HEV. cite book |author … Wikipedia
Lymphocyte homing receptor — Lymphocyte homing receptors are cell adhesion molecules which target addressins.External links* … Wikipedia
LRG1 — Leucine rich alpha 2 glycoprotein 1, also known as LRG1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: LRG1 leucine rich alpha 2 glycoprotein 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=116844|… … Wikipedia
ligand — 1. Any individual atom, group, or molecule attached to a central metal ion by multiple coordinate bonds; e.g., the porphyrin portion of heme, the corrin nucleus of the B12 vitamins. 2. An … Medical dictionary
MadCAM — mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule … Medical dictionary
