Definition of Alpha fetoprotein

1. Noun. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly).

Exact synonyms: Afp, Alpha Foetoprotein
Generic synonyms: Fetoprotein, Foetoprotein

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpha Fetoprotein

alpha cells of anterior lobe of hypophysis
alpha cells of pancreas
alpha chain disease
alpha channel
alpha channeling
alpha channels
alpha decay
alpha decays
alpha dog
alpha emission
alpha emitter
alpha error
alpha errors
alpha female
alpha females
alpha fetoprotein (current term)
alpha fibres
alpha foetoprotein
alpha geek
alpha geeks
alpha globulin
alpha glucosidase
alpha granule
alpha helices
alpha helix
alpha helixes
alpha interferon
alpha iron
alpha male
alpha males

Literary usage of Alpha fetoprotein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Maternal serum alpha- fetoprotein measurement: a screening test for Down syndrome ... United Kingdom collaborative study on alpha-fetoprotein in relation to ..."

2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening for neural tube defects: results ... Report of UK collaborative study on alpha- fetoprotein in relation to neural ..."

3. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... alpha-fetoprotein TN= Iodine I 123 murine monoclonal Detection of alpha-fetoprotein producing germ cell tumors, antibody to alpha-fetoprotein TN= Iodine ..."

4. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Policy statement for maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening programs and quality control for laboratories performing maternal serum and amniotic fluid ..."

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