ALPHA FETOPROTEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alpha fetoprotein mean? 

• ALPHA FETOPROTEIN (noun)
  The noun ALPHA FETOPROTEIN has 1 sense:

1. an abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)

  Familiarity information: ALPHA FETOPROTEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALPHA FETOPROTEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

AFP; alpha fetoprotein; alpha foetoprotein

Hypernyms ("alpha fetoprotein" is a kind of...):

fetoprotein; foetoprotein (any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer)

 Context examples 

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of alpha fetoprotein L3 to total alpha fetoprotein in a biological specimen.

(Alpha Fetoprotein L3 to Total Alpha Fetoprotein Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the ratio of alpha fetoprotein L3 compared to total alpha fetoprotein present in a sample.

(Alpha Fetoprotein L3 to Total Alpha Fetoprotein Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the alpha fetoprotein L3 in a biological specimen.

(Alpha Fetoprotein L3 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A vaccine consisting of plasmid DNA encoding alpha fetoprotein.

(Alpha Fetoprotein Plasmid DNA Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the alpha fetoprotein in a biological specimen.

(Alpha-fetoprotein Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Upon administration, monoclonal antibody HuAFP31 (mAb HuAFP31) binds to and stimulates a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against tumor cells that express alpha fetoprotein.

(Monoclonal Antibody HuAFP31, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of the alpha fetoprotein activity present in a sample.

(Alpha Fetoprotein Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of alpha fetoprotein L3 present in a sample.

(Alpha Fetoprotein L3 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine consisting of a recombinant adenoviral vector encoding alpha fetoprotein.

(Alpha Fetoprotein Adenoviral Vector Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the alpha fetoprotein activity in a biological specimen.

(Alpha Fetoprotein Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)