Recent Advances in Transthyretin Evolution, Structure and Biological Functions

by Samantha J. Richardson and Richardson

Book Overview

Since its ?rst description in 1942 in both serum and cerebrospinal ?uid, transthyretin (TTR) has had an eventful history, including changes in name from "prealbumin" to "thyroxine-binding prealbumin" to "transthyretin" as knowledge increased about its functions. TTR is synthesised in a wide range of tissues in humans and other eutherian mammals: the liver, choroid plexus (blood- cerebrospinal ?uid barrier), retinal pigment epithelium of the eye, pancreas,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642420710
• ISBN13: 9783642420719
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"