corticosteroid-binding globulin
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Related to corticosteroid-binding globulin: Corticosteroid binding protein, Cortisol binding globulin
trans·cor·tin
(tranz-kōr'tin),An α2-globulin in blood that binds cortisol and corticosterone; the principal corticosteroid-binding protein in the plasma.
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SERPINA6
A gene on chromosome 14q32.1 that encodes an alpha-globulin with corticosteroid-binding properties, which is the major transport protein for glucocorticoids and progestins in most vertebrates. SERPINA6 localises to a chromosomal region containing several closely related serine protease inhibitors, and may have evolved by duplication events.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
trans·cor·tin
(trans-kōr'tin)An α2-globulin in blood that binds cortisol and corticosterone; the principal corticosteroid-binding protein in the plasma.
Synonym(s): corticosteroid-binding globulin.
Synonym(s): corticosteroid-binding globulin.
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