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单词 fetoprotein
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fetoprotein

/ˌfiːtə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtiːn/
(also foetoprotein) Biochemistry
noun
A protein present in fetal serum; specifically (more fully alpha-fetoprotein) a glycoprotein which is the predominant serum protein of the fetus and can also be detected in amniotic fluid and maternal blood, in which an elevated level is associated ​with certain congenital abnormalities of the fetus, especially spina bifida and anencephaly; abbreviated AFP.
  • Alpha-fetoprotein is also an oncofetal antigen, found at an elevated level in the blood of persons with certain cancers and other diseases, especially of the liver..

Origin

1960s. From fetus + -o- + protein, after Russian fetoprotein, itself after French foeto-protéine.

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