Transthyretin
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transthyretin-278-11440480
title:
Transthyretin
text:
Transthyretin (TTR or TBPA) is a transport protein in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid that transports the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) and retinol to the liver. This is how transthyretin gained its name: transports thyroxine and retinol. The liver secretes TTR into the blood, and the choroid plexus secretes TTR into the cerebrospinal fluid. TTR was originally called prealbumin (or thyroxine-binding prealbumin) because it migrated faster than albumin on electrophoresis gels. Prealbumin was f
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description:
Serum protein related to amyloid diseases
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transthyretin
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date modified:
2024-01-22T16:13:32Z
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