Alpha-fetoprotein can affect the development of rat colons?
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 11:09
in Health & Medicine
Mammalian alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a single-chain glycoprotein and altered serum AFP levels have been observed concurrent with aberrant growth manifestations in some congenital defects and cancer. The gut development during late gestation and early neonatal period is accompanied by changes in the synthesis of AFP, and abundance declines significantly during gut development.
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