"Complement C2a" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The COOH-terminal fragment of COMPLEMENT 2, released by the action of activated COMPLEMENT C1S. It is a SERINE PROTEASE. C2a combines with COMPLEMENT C4B to form C4b2a (CLASSICAL PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE) and subsequent C4b2a3b (CLASSICAL PATHWAY C5 CONVERTASE).
| Descriptor ID |
D050678
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.274.150.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement C2a- Complement C2a
- C2a, Complement
- Complement 2a
- Complement C2a Fragment
- C2a Fragment, Complement
- C2a Complement
- Complement, C2a
- Complement C2 Fragment a
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