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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Protein S
Biological Factors > Blood Coagulation Factor Inhibitors > Protein S
Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Protein S
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Protein S

Preferred term

Protein S  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cofactor Protein S
  • Protein S, Cofactor
  • Protein S, Vitamin K Dependent
  • Protein S, Vitamin K-Dependent
  • Vitamin K Dependent Protein S
  • Vitamin K-Dependent Protein S

Note

  • a blood protein; an anticoagulant

Scope note

  • The vitamin K-dependent cofactor of activated PROTEIN C. Together with protein C, it inhibits the action of factors VIIIa and Va. A deficiency in protein S; (PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY); can lead to recurrent venous and arterial thrombosis.

History note

  • 93; was PROTEIN S, VITAMIN K-DEPENDENT (NM) 1979-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017293

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