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Troponin MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Troponin
Tree Number(s)
D05.500.945
D05.750.078.730.825
D12.776.210.500.910
D12.776.220.525.825
Unique ID
D014336
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014336
Annotation
TROPONIN C; TROPONIN I; & TROPONIN T are also available
Scope Note
One of the minor protein components of skeletal and cardiac muscles. It functions as the calcium-binding component in a complex with BETA-TROPOMYOSIN; ACTIN; and MYOSIN and confers calcium sensitivity to the cross-linked actin and myosin filaments. Troponin itself is a complex of three regulatory proteins (TROPONIN C; TROPONIN I; and TROPONIN T).
Entry Term(s)
Troponin Complex
Troponins
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Muscle Proteins (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
84; was see under MUSCLE PROTEINS 1975-83
History Note
84(75); was see under MUSCLE PROTEINS 1975-83
Date Introduced
1984/01/01
Last Updated
2018/11/02
Troponin Preferred
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