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Bence-Jones protein

9 entries found.
  1. Bence-Jones protein (noun)
  2. conjugated protein (noun)
  3. C-reactive protein (noun)
  4. G protein (noun)
  5. heat-shock protein (noun)
  6. protein (noun)
  7. silver protein (noun)
  8. simple protein (noun)
  9. textured vegetable protein (noun)

Main Entry: Bence–Jones protein
Pronunciation: \ˈben(t)s-ˈjōnz-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Henry Bence-Jones †1873 English physician and chemist
Date: circa 1923

: a polypeptide composed of one or two antibody light chains that is found especially in the urine of persons affected with multiple myeloma


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