Namespace | MPheno.ontology | Obsolete | false |
description | increased concentration in the blood of troponin, a complex of three contractile regulatory proteins (troponin C, T and I) that control the calcium mediated interactions between actin and myosin in cardiac and skeletal muscles; in humans, elevated serum levels of cardiac-specific troponins (I and T) are highly sensitive and specific indicators of myocardial injury and used in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction |