Alpha fetoprotein / AFP antibody [SPM334]

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Alpha fetoprotein / AFP antibody [SPM334]

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Flow Cytometry, ImmunoFluorescence, ImmunoCytoChemistry, ImmunoHistoChemistry, ImmunoHistoChemistry Paraffin

Research Use Only

Monoclonal

SPM334

0.2 mg/ml

Mouse

IgG

This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatocarcinoma and with teratoma, and has prognostic value for managing advanced gastric cancer. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2019]

Canine, Human, Monkey, Porcine

2°C to 8°C,-20°C

12352203