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Preferred term

Complement C4a  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The smaller fragment formed when complement C4 is cleaved by COMPLEMENT C1S. It is an anaphylatoxin that causes symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE) but its activity is weaker than that of COMPLEMENT C3A or COMPLEMENT C5A.

Synonym(s)

  • 80295-49-4
  • C4a Complement
  • Complement 4a
  • Complement Component 4a

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 80295-49-4
  • Complement C4a
  • Composant C4a du complément
  • Fraction C4a du complément
  • Fragment C4a du complément

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N99PSSZL-B

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