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Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.124.790.720.100.500
D12.776.780.675
Unique ID
D045384
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D045384
Scope Note
Large (>160 kDa) glycoproteins with electrophoretic mobility of ALPHA-GLOBULINS, found in high concentration in the plasma of PREGNANT PEOPLE but also in a number of species including mouse, rat, and others (ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS). In humans, they are always present in the circulation and are nonspecific inhibitors of PROTEINASES, similar to COMPLEMENT PROTEINS (C3; C4; C5).
Entry Version
PREGN ASSOCIATED ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULINS
Entry Term(s)
PAAG
Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Globulins
Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Glycoproteins
alpha 2-Glucoprotein
alpha 2-Glucoproteins
alpha 2-Macroglobulin
alpha(2)-PAG
alpha2-Macroglobulin
alpha2-PAG
Previous Indexing
alpha-Macroglobulins (1976-2003)
Public MeSH Note
2004; see PREGNANCY ZONE PROTEINS 1980-2003; for ALPHA 2-GLUCOPROTEINS see ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS 1976-2017
History Note
2018 (2004); for ALPHA 2-GLUCOPROTEINS use ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS 1976-2017
Date Established
2004/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/08/09
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