Meanings
plural CD18s
- a protein forming membrane-bound complexes with CD11s, its lack causing leukocyte adhesion deficiency, and also occurring in a soluble form which plasma levels are inversely correlated with disease activity in spondyloarthritis.
Synonyms: integrin beta-2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna protein forming membrane-bound complexes with CD11s, its lack causing leukocyte adhesion deficiency, and also occurring in a soluble form which plasma levels are inversely correlated with disease activity in spondyloarthritis.
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