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MeSH Heading: Ficolins
Tree Number(s): D12.776.503.210
Unique ID: D000097604
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097604
Scope Note: Soluble oligomeric defense proteins with lectin-like activity. They initiate the LECTIN pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION through attached serine proteases and a primitive OPSONIZATION.
Entry Term(s): Collagen-Fibrinogen Domain Containing Lectins; Ficolin A; Ficolin-A; Ficolin-alpha; Ficolin-beta; Hucolin; L-Ficolin; M-Ficolin
Public MeSH Note: 2024: FICOLIN was indexed under LECTINS 2004-2023, and under CARRIER PROTEINS 1993-2004
History Note: 2024 (1993)
Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/06/13

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0472353
Terms: M-Ficolin Preferred Term
Term UI T001137014
Date04/27/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Ficolin-alpha
Term UI T001137015
Date04/27/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Ficolin A
Term UI T001137012
Date04/27/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Ficolin-A
Term UI T001137013
Date04/27/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Ficolins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025