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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > animal proteins > pregnancy proteins
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > animal proteins > pregnancy proteins
Preferred Term:

pregnancy proteins

Definition:
Proteins produced by organs of the mother or the placenta during pregnancy. These proteins may be pregnancy-specific (present only during pregnancy) or pregnancy-associated (present during pregnancy or under other conditions such as hormone therapy or certain malignancies.)
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
animal proteins
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • placental proteins
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/281687
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RDF/XMLCreated 2016-06-20, last modified 2017-09-12