AlphaFetoProtein

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
AFP
Pronunciation
/ˌæl.fəˌfiː.təʊˈprəʊ.tiːn/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. Alphafetoprotein production is only seen in liver cell carcinoma.
  2. Effect of sodium butyrate on the cell proliferation and alphafetoprotein synthesis of rat hepatoma cells ( cbrh-7919 ) in vitro
  3. The expression of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, alphafetoprotein and carcinoembryonic antigen in human liver cancer and its surrounding tissue
  4. A meaningful appraisal of cholestasis in serum total bilirubin, cholyglycine, alphafetoprotein and carbohydrate antigen 19-9
  5. A repid radioimmunoassay method of determining serum alphafetoprotein concentration by ammonium sulfate precipitation technique

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