alpha fetoprotein

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alpha fetoprotein /al·pha fe·to·pro·tein/ (fe″to-pro´tēn) a plasma protein produced by the fetal liver, yolk sac, and gastrointestinal tract and also by hepatocellular carcinoma, germ cell neoplasms, other cancers, and some benign hepatic diseases in adults. The serum AFP level is used to monitor the effectiveness of cancer treatment, and the amniotic fluid AFP level is used in the prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects.

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AFP Alpha fetoprotein screen alpha-fetoprotein Alpha-fetoprotein analysis alpha-fetoprotein test amniocentesis amniotic fluid Antenatal Testing beta-fetoprotein cordocentesis fetal fetal alcohol syndrome fetal circulation fetal monitoring fetoglobulins fetoprotein fetus liver cancer maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein test			Serologic evaluation has not proven definitive as maternal serum concentrations of human chorionic gonadotropin, human placental lactogen, progesterone, estriol, estradiol, as well as maternal serum alpha fetoprotein (MSAFP) may not differ from that of a normal pregnancy. Abdominal pregnancy--an obstetrical enigma by Gaither, Kecia / Southern Medical Journal In the article, authors Sharon Miller and Jeanne Isabel discussed things like amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling and alpha fetoprotein levels and neural tube defects and hCG -- hazy, abstract names to mothers, but important measurements to lab professionals. Love story. (From the Editor) by Stevens, Celia / Medical Laboratory Observer Histologically, the tumor can be difficult to diagnose, although elevated levels of alpha fetoprotein can facilitate its identification. Yolk sac tumor of the temporal bone: Report of a case by Subramony, Charu / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Aloysia ALP alpaca Alpers disease Alpers' disease alpestrine clover alpha Alpha 1 -Adrenergic Blockers alpha 1 -antitrypsin alpha 1 -antitrypsin test alpha 1 -proteinase inhibitor alpha 2 -antiplasmin alpha 2 -interferon alpha activity alpha alcoholism alpha angle alpha biofeedback Alpha blockers alpha carbon atom alpha carotene alpha cell alpha chain disease alpha effect alpha error Alpha Eta alpha fetoprotein Alpha fetoprotein screen alpha fiber alpha globulin alpha granule alpha heavy chain disease alpha helix alpha helix conformation alpha hemolysis Alpha Male alpha particle alpha ray alpha receptor alpha receptors alpha redistribution phase alpha rhythm alpha rigidity alpha state alpha subunit Alpha Tau Delta alpha wave alpha waves alpha- alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency alpha-1-antiprotease Alpha-1-antitrypsin			Alpha Equations Alpha Equations Alpha Equations Alpha Equations Alpha equivalence Alpha equivalence Alpha Equus English Riders Alpha Eri Alpha Eri Alpha Eridani Alpha Eridani alpha error alpha error Alpha Errors Alpha et Omega Alpha Eta Alpha Eta Mu Beta Alpha Europe Immobilier Alpha EV6 alpha f alpha f alpha f alpha f alpha f's alpha feedback alpha feedback alpha feedback alpha feedback Alpha fetal protein Alpha fetal protein alpha fetoprotein Alpha fetoprotein screen Alpha Fetoprotein-Producing Gastric Cancer alpha fiber alpha fibers alpha fibers alpha fibers alpha fibers Alpha Five Alpha Flunk alpha foetoprotein Alpha Four Alpha Frame Rate Reduction Alpha fucosidase alpha g alpha g alpha g alpha g's alpha g's alpha g's Alpha g7A beta g7 Alpha galactosidase Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Gamma Omega Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity Alpha Gamma Sigma Alpha Gamma Sigma-Aquarius Alpha geek Alpha geek Alpha Geminorum alpha globulin

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