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Prostate-specific antigen

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005225

A glycoprotein that is a kallikrein-like serine proteinase and an esterase, produced by epithelial cells of both normal and malignant prostate tissue. It is an important marker for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005225
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
SynonymsEC 3.4.21.77; semenogelase
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoKallikreins; Neoplasm antigens
TranslationsSpanish: antígeno prostático específico
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005225",
  "term": "Prostate-specific antigen",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A glycoprotein that is a kallikrein-like serine proteinase and an esterase, produced by epithelial cells of both normal and malignant prostate tissue. It is an important marker for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.",
  "synonyms": [
    "EC 3.4.21.77",
    "semenogelase"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "kallikreins",
    "neoplasm antigens"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "antígeno prostático específico"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/prostate-specific-antigen/"
}

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