addressin — A molecule on the surface of a cell that serves as a homing device to direct another molecule to a specific location. [address, fr. O.Fr. adresser, to direct, fr. L.L. addirectiare, fr. L. ad, to, + directus, straight, direct, + in] * * *… … Medical dictionary
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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
Sender Policy Framework — TOC In computing, Sender Policy Framework (SPF) allows software to identify messages that are or are not authorized to use the domain name in the SMTP HELO and MAIL FROM (Return Path) commands, based on information published in a sender policy of … Wikipedia
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
