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Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins

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Definition: Large (>160 kDa) glycoproteins with electrophoretic mobility of ALPHA-GLOBULINS, found in high concentration in the plasma of pregnant women but also in a number of species including mouse, rat, and others (ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS). In humans, they are always present in the circulation and are nonspecific inhibitors of PROTEINASES, similar to COMPLEMENT PROTEINS (C3; C4; C5).      Other names PAAG; alpha2 PAG; alpha 2-Macroglobulins, Pregnancy-Associated; alpha 2-Glycoproteins, Pregnancy-Associated; alpha 2-Globulins, Pregnancy-Associated; Pregnancy Associated alpha 2 Macroglobulins; Pregnancy Associated alpha 2 Glycoproteins; Pregnancy Associated alpha 2 Globulins; alpha2-PAG; alpha(2)-PAG; Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Glycoproteins; Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Globulins
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
decidualization-associated protein, rat  0   *Glycoproteins *Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins Decidua/physiology Pregnancy, Animal. J Reprod Fertil. 1996;108(2):289-98

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