"Integrin alpha2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An integrin alpha subunit that primarily combines with INTEGRIN BETA1 to form the INTEGRIN ALPHA2BETA1 heterodimer. It contains a domain which has homology to collagen-binding domains found in von Willebrand factor.
| Descriptor ID |
D039421
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.705.408.100.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Integrin alpha2- Integrin alpha2
- alpha2, Integrin
- GPIa
- alpha2 Integrin
- Integrin, alpha2
- Platelet Glycoprotein Ia
- Glycoprotein Ia, Platelet
- Antigens, CD49b
- CD49b Antigens
- VLA-2 alpha Chain
- VLA 2 alpha Chain
- alpha Chain, VLA-2
- CD49b Antigen
- Antigen, CD49b
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