"Complement C3d" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 302-amino-acid fragment in the alpha chain (672-1663) of C3b. It is generated when C3b is inactivated (iC3b) and its alpha chain is cleaved by COMPLEMENT FACTOR I into C3c, and C3dg (955-1303) in the presence COMPLEMENT FACTOR H. Serum proteases further degrade C3dg into C3d (1002-1303) and C3g (955-1001).
| Descriptor ID |
D015933
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.274.250.260.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement C3d- Complement C3d
- C3d, Complement
- Complement Component 3d
- Component 3d, Complement
- Complement C3d Fragment
- C3d Fragment, Complement
- Fragment, Complement C3d
- C3d Complement
- Complement, C3d
- Complement 3d
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