thyroxine-binding prealbumin


thy·rox·ine-·bind·ing pre·al·bu·min (TBPA),

a protein located in the "prealbumin" zone upon electrophoretic analysis of plasma proteins; its affinity for binding thyroxine is less than that of thyroxine-binding globulin but greater than that of albumin. Synonym(s): thyroxine-binding protein (2)