Immunoglobulin A
"Immunoglobulin A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Represents 15-20% of the human serum immunoglobulins, mostly as the 4-chain polymer in humans or dimer in other mammals. Secretory IgA (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY) is the main immunoglobulin in secretions.
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D007070
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.485.114.619.026 D12.776.124.790.651.114.619.026 D12.776.377.715.548.114.619.026
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Immunoglobulin A" by people in Profiles.
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Tejada-Simon MV, Lee JH, Ustunol Z, Pestka JJ. Ingestion of yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium to potentiate immunoglobulin A responses to cholera toxin in mice. J Dairy Sci. 1999 Apr; 82(4):649-60.
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Sherman AR, Kochanowski BA, Wolinsky I. Lysozyme and other measures of immunity in young, mature, and aged rats. Gerontology. 1984; 30(2):120-4.