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beta globulin

noun

a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.

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Origin of beta globulin

First recorded in 1945–50
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British Dictionary definitions for beta globulin

beta globulin

noun

another name for transferrin
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Medicine definitions for beta globulin

beta globulin

n.

A type of globulin in blood plasma that in electrically charged solutions exhibits colloidal mobility between that of the alpha and gamma globulins.
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