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Carbohydrate-mediated elimination of avian plasma glycoprotein in mammals

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THE heavily glycosylated1 plasma protein α1-acid glycoprotein (α1AGP) is known to occur in numerous mammalian species2. Its biological significance is still largely unknown3 but together with fibrinogen and caeruloplasmin it belongs to a particular group of plasma proteins (acute phase reactants)4, the synthesis of which is a response to trauma.

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REGOECZI, E., HATTON, M. & CHARLWOOD, P. Carbohydrate-mediated elimination of avian plasma glycoprotein in mammals. Nature 254, 699–701 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254699a0

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