Glial fibrillary acidic protein is a type III intermediate fibrillar protein that is a specific marker during the development of the central nervous system, which can distinguish stellate cells and glial cells. Such proteins in humans consist of 432 amino acids.
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Glial fibrillary acidic protein is a type III intermediate fibrillar protein that is a specific marker during the development of the central nervous system, which can distinguish stellate cells and glial cells. Such proteins in humans consist of 432 amino acids.
- Name
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein
- Name
- glial fibrillary acidic protein; GFAP
- definition
- Central nervous system astrocyte-specific type III intermediate fibrillin. It is a hallmark of astrocyte differentiation and its expression is regulated during development, wound healing and disease.
- Applied discipline
- Cell biology (first-level discipline), cytochemistry (second-level discipline)
The above content was published by the National Science and Technology Terminology Examination Committee.
- Name
- Glial fibrillary acidic protein
- Name
- glial fibrillary acidic protein
- First-level discipline
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- secondary discipline
- Amino acids, peptides and proteins
Name
Glial fibrillary acidic protein
Applied discipline
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Level I), Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins (Level II)
