SP-A Protein

《英文msh詞典》SP-A Protein
[入口詞] SP-A Protein
[主題詞] Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A
[藥動學] Pulmonary Surfactants
[英文釋義] An abundant pulmonary surfactant-associated protein that binds to a variety of lung pathogens,resulting in their opsinization. It also stimulates MACROPHAGES to undergo PHAGOCYTOSIS of microorganisms. Surfactant protein A contains a N-terminal collagen-like domain and a C-terminal lectin domain that are characteristic of members of the collectin family of proteins.