| beta-globulins | The serum globulins with an electrophoretic mobility in neutral or alkaline solutions intermediate between that of alpha-globulins and gamma-globulins. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| gamma-globulins | Serum globulins that migrate in the gamma region on electrophoresis. At one time, gamma-globulins came to be used as a synonym for immunoglobulins since most immunoglobulins are gamma globulins. But since some immunoglobulins exhibit an alpha or beta electrophoretic mobility, that usage is in decline. (12 Dec 1998) |
| serum globulins | All blood proteins except albumin ( = serum albumin, which is not a globulin) and fibrinogen (which is not in the serum). The serum globulins are subdivided into alpha-globulins, beta-globulins, and gamma-globulins on the basis of their electrophoretic mobilities. (12 Dec 1998) |