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Coagulated protein
One of the derived (insoluble) proteins resulting from the action of alcohol, heat, or other physicochemical entities on protein solutions.
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Carrier protein
A protein that elicits an immune response when coupled with a hapten.
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Blood protein
A broad term encompassing numerous proteins, including hemoglobin, albumin, globulins, the acute-phase reactants, transporter molecules, and many others. Normal values are hemoglobin, 13 to 18 g/dl in men and 12 to 16 g/dl in women; albumin, 3.5 to 5.0 g/dl of serum; globulin, 2.3 to 3.5 g/dl of serum. The amount of albumin in relation…
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Adapter protein
An intracellular molecule that undergoes structural and functional changes in response to binding of cell membrane receptors by ligands. Adapter proteins participate in the immune response by acting as a bridge for enzymes in the signaling pathway needed to activate lymphocytes and initiate a response to an antigen.
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Protegrin
Any of a class of cysteine-rich compounds, derived from mammalian peptides, that protect animals from a broad range of infections, including oral and periodontal diseases.
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Protective
Covering, preventing infection, providing immunity.
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Protection motivation theory
A model used to explain health seeking or avoidance behaviors which suggest that a person makes health-related choices based on the perception of risks and self-efficacy or his or her vulnerability to illness and capacity to take effective action to avoid harm.
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Protection and advocacy for individuals with mental illness
In the U.S., programs administered by every state and territory, protecting patients with mental illness from abuse, neglect, or infringements of their rights.
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Ineffective protection
The state in which an individual experiences a decrease in the ability to guard the self from internal or external threats such as illness or injury.
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Protected health information
According to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), information in a health care record that “relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to…
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