scholarly journals Alpha-fetoprotein, the major fetal serum protein, is not essential for embryonic development but is required for female fertility

2002 ◽  
Vol 99 (20) ◽  
pp. 12865-12870 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Gabant ◽  
L. Forrester ◽  
J. Nichols ◽  
T. Van Reeth ◽  
C. De Mees ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Serum Protein ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Female Fertility ◽  
Fetal Serum

scholarly journals Carrier proteins in human fetal serum: Bilirubin-binding abilities of albumin, .ALPHA.-fetoprotein and ligandin.

1984 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 708-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUYUKI HIRANO ◽  
YOSHIHITO WATANABE ◽  
TETSUO ADACHI ◽  
MAMORU SUGIURA
Keyword(s):  
Serum Bilirubin ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Carrier Proteins ◽  
Fetal Serum ◽  
Bilirubin Binding

Maternal and fetal serum transformed alpha-fetoprotein levels in normal pregnancy

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando González-Bugatto ◽  
Esther Foncubierta ◽  
María de los Ángeles Bailén ◽  
Sebastián Illanes ◽  
Blas Hervías-Vivancos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normal Pregnancy ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Fetal Serum

Fetal-maternal distribution of ovine alpha-fetoprotein.

1978 ◽  
Vol 235 (1) ◽  
pp. E27 ◽  
Author(s):  
P C Lai ◽  
G J Mears ◽  
G R van Petten ◽  
D M Hay ◽  
F L Lorscheider
Keyword(s):  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Maternal Serum ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Neonatal Development ◽  
Fetal Serum

The concentration of ovine alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was determined in sheep fetal, maternal, and neonatal sera and amniotic fluid by radioimmunoassay. The fetal serum AFP concentration was highest during the first third of pregnancy and continued to decline with fetal and neonatal development. Total fetal synthesis of AFP was highest during the late middle and early latter third of pregnancy. Amniotic fluid AFP concentration was highest during the early middle third of pregnancy. Maternal serum AFP was not elevated above nonpregnant control levels during the first two-thirds of pregnancy, but instead showed a tendency to be elevated only during the last third of pregnancy. The fetal physiological distributions of ovine and human AFP in fetal serum and amniotic fluid appear to be similar, whereas in maternal serum the pattern of AFP levels differs in the two species as a function of gestational age.

Alpha-fetoprotein in fetal serum, amniotic fluid, and maternal serum

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 625-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. M. van Lith ◽  
J. R. Beekhuis ◽  
A. J. van Loon ◽  
A. Mantingh ◽  
B. T. H. M. de Wolf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Maternal Serum ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Fetal Serum

scholarly journals Localization and synthesis of alpha-fetoprotein in chorioallantoic membrane from chick embryo.

1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 1679-1684 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Sanchez Palazon ◽  
A Rodriguez-Burgos
Keyword(s):  
Chick Embryo ◽  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Organ Culture ◽  
Immunohistochemical Study ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Yolk Sac ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Short List ◽  
Blood Contamination

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a major globulin of the embryonic serum of mammals, birds, and other vertebrates. It is synthesized chiefly by the liver and/or the yolk sac. The aim of this work was to confirm the occurrence of AFP in the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) from 14-day chick embryo. AFP had previously been detected by immunoelectrophoresis in CAM extracts under the suspicion that it could be a mere artifact resulting from blood contamination. The immunohistochemical study of the CAM carried out for this purpose revealed the protein to be solely located in the mesodermal layer. The joint use of organ culture and immunoperoxidase techniques has enabled us to find evidence for the synthesis of AFP in the cells of this layer. These results confirm the occurrence of such a significant carrier globulin to embryonic development in one more tissue that can be added to the short list of AFP-producing tissues.

Fetal serum alpha-fetoprotein in alloimmunised pregnancies

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 917-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L. Bartha ◽  
Gayle Harrison ◽  
Phillipa M. Kyle ◽  
Peter W. Soothill
Keyword(s):  
Alpha Fetoprotein ◽  
Fetal Serum ◽  
Serum Alpha Fetoprotein

The effect of heterologous antisera on embryonic development. XIII. Lack of effect of antisera to alpha fetoprotein

1977 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher C. K. Leung ◽  
Hiroyuki Watabe ◽  
Robert L. Brent
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Alpha Fetoprotein

scholarly journals Fetuin-A: A Major Fetal Serum Protein that Promotes “Wound Closure” and Scarless Healing

2008 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 753-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Qing Wang ◽  
Mark T. Hayes ◽  
Margit Kempf ◽  
John F. Fraser ◽  
Pei-Yun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Serum Protein ◽  
Wound Closure ◽  
Fetuin A ◽  
Fetal Serum ◽  
Scarless Healing
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