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Definition of Alpha fetoprotein
1. Noun. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpha Fetoprotein
Literary usage of Alpha fetoprotein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Maternal serum alpha- fetoprotein measurement: a screening test for Down syndrome
... United Kingdom collaborative study on alpha-fetoprotein in relation to ..."
2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening for neural tube defects: results ...
Report of UK collaborative study on alpha- fetoprotein in relation to neural ..."
3. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... alpha-fetoprotein TN= Iodine I 123 murine monoclonal Detection of alpha-fetoprotein
producing germ cell tumors, antibody to alpha-fetoprotein TN= Iodine ..."
4. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Policy statement for maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening programs and
quality control for laboratories performing maternal serum and amniotic fluid ..."
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