Anti-AFP Mouse mAb

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Store at -20°C. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.

Anti-AFP Mouse mAb

PBS, Glycerol, BSA

Recombinant Monoclonal

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP, α-fetoprotein, also sometimes called alpha -1- fetoprotein, alpha-fetoglobulin, or alpha fetal protein) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AFP gene. Maternal AFP serum level is used to screen for Down syndrome, neural tube defects, and other chromosomal abnormalities. AFP is a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the fetal liver during fetal development. AFP binds to copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin and is found in monomeric, dimeric and trimeric forms. It binds copper, nickel, and fatty acids as well as, and bilirubin less well than, serum albumin. Only a small percentage (less than 2%) of the human AFP shows estrogen-binding properties.