GLOBULIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does globulin mean? 

• GLOBULIN (noun)
  The noun GLOBULIN has 1 sense:

1. a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed

  Familiarity information: GLOBULIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLOBULIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("globulin" is a kind of...):

simple protein (a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "globulin"):

alpha globulin (a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility)

serum globulin (globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood)

gamma globulin; human gamma globulin (a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses)

myosin (the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin)

beta globulin; siderophilin; transferrin (a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron)

 Context examples 

Antilymphocyte globulin is given to a patient before a stem cell transplant to kill T cells and lower the risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

(Antilymphocyte globulin, NCI Dictionary)

Antithymocyte globulin is given to a patient before a stem cell transplant to kill T cells and lower the risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

(Anti-Thymocyte Globulin, NCI Dictionary)

The high-titer RSV immune globulin RI-001 is derived from healthy donors with high amounts of RSV antibodies.

(High-titer RSV Immune Globulin RI-001, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the ratio of albumin compared to globulin in a blood sample.

(Albumin to Globulin Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

However, MoAb ABX-CBL does not offer an improvement over antithymocyte globulin in the treatment of acute steroid resistant GVHD.

(Gavilimomab, NCI Thesaurus)

A procedure to isolate one or more anti-globulin antibodies from either serum derived from animals immunized with human serum globulins or from fluids harvested from stable immunoglobulin-secreting cell lines.

(Anti-Human Globulin Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

Obtained from animals that have been immunized with human thymocytes, antithymocyte globulin (ATG) specifically recognizes and destroys T lymphocytes.

(Anti-Thymocyte Globulin, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of alpha-1 globulin present in a sample.

(Alpha-1 Globulin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The ratio of albumin to globulin in a biological specimen.

(Albumin to Globulin Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of globulin protein present in a sample.

(Globulin Protein Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)