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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
Tree Number(s)
D05.750.078.593.400
D12.776.220.475.400
Unique ID
D005904
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005904
Scope Note
An intermediate filament protein found only in glial cells or cells of glial origin. MW 51,000.
Entry Version
GFAP
Entry Term(s)
Astroprotein
GFA-Protein
Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein
Glial Intermediate Filament Protein
Previous Indexing
Intermediate Filament Proteins (1983-1984)
Nerve Tissue Proteins (1966-1984)
See Also
Alexander Disease
Public MeSH Note
85; was GLIAL INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS see INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS 1983-84; GFA-PROTEIN was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1980-93
Online Note
use INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS to search GLIAL INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS 1983-84; use GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN (NM) to search GFA-PROTEIN 1980-93
History Note
85; was GLIAL INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS see INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS 1983-84; GFA-PROTEIN was (NM) 1980-93
Date Established
1985/01/01
Date of Entry
1984/04/16
Revision Date
2010/06/25
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