"Complement C4a" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D015934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.274.024.260 D12.776.124.486.274.350.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement C4a- Complement C4a
- C4a, Complement
- Complement Component 4a
- Component 4a, Complement
- C4a Complement
- Complement, C4a
- Complement 4a
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