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MeSH Heading: Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
Tree Number(s): D05.750.078.593.400; D12.776.220.475.400
Unique ID: D005904
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005904
Scope Note: An intermediate filament protein found only in glial cells or cells of glial origin. MW 51,000.
Entry Version: GFAP
Entry Term(s): Astroprotein; GFA-Protein; Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein; Glial Intermediate Filament Protein
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Intermediate Filament Proteins (1983-1984); Nerve Tissue Proteins (1966-1984)
See Also: Alexander Disease
Public MeSH Note: 85; was GLIAL INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS see INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS 1983-84; GFA-PROTEIN was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1980-93
Online Note: use INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS to search GLIAL INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS 1983-84; use GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN (NM) to search GFA-PROTEIN 1980-93
History Note: 85; was GLIAL INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS see INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS 1983-84; GFA-PROTEIN was (NM) 1980-93
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/16
Revision Date: 2010/06/25

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0009264
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: An intermediate filament protein found only in glial cells or cells of glial origin. MW 51,000.
Terms: Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Preferred Term
Term UI T017849
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1985); Astroprotein
Term UI T017847
Date04/16/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); GFA-Protein
Term UI T017848
Date04/16/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein
Term UI T017851
Date04/16/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Glial Intermediate Filament Protein
Term UI T017850
Date04/16/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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