globulin

globulin definition - medical

glob·u·lin (glŏbˈyə-lĭn)

noun
Any of a family of proteins that are precipitated from plasma by ammonium sulfate and may be further fractionated into many subgroups that differ with respect to associated lipids or carbohydrates.

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