free secretory component

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• Secretory component — is a component of IgA which consists of a portion of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor. Polymeric IgA binds to the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor on the basolateral surface of epithelial cells and is taken up into the cell via transcytosis.… …   Wikipedia

• component — An element forming a part of the whole. [L. com pono, pp. positus, to place together] anterior c. of force a force operating to move teeth anteriorly. c. of complement (C) any one of the nine distinct protein units designated C1 through C9. See… …   Medical dictionary

• Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor — Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, also known as PIGR, is a human gene.Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor is a Fc receptor which facilitates the secretion of IgA and IgM. PBB Summary section title = summary text = The poly Ig receptor is expressed …   Wikipedia

• FSC — dairy abbr. Free Secretory Component abbr. Fujitsu Siemens Computer (Hersteller) …   United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms

• Immunoglobulin A — (IgA) is an antibody playing a critical role in mucosal immunity. More IgA is produced in mucosal linings than all other types of antibody combined. [cite journal |author=S Fagarasan and T Honjo |title=Intestinal IgA Synthesis: Regulation of… …   Wikipedia

• cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …   Universalium

• endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium

• angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …   Universalium

• Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …   Medical dictionary

• protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …   Universalium

• animal development — Introduction  the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by …   Universalium