MyBioSource.com's PSAP (RBT-PSAP), RMab Antibody is a Rabbit monoclonal antibody. It reacts with Homo Sapiens, and Human.
Description
Prostatic specific acid phosphatase (PSAP) is an enzyme produced by the prostate. It may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer or other diseases. The highest levels of acid phosphatase are found in metastasized prostate cancer. Diseases of the bone, such as Paget’s disease or hyperparathyroidism, diseases of blood cells, (such as Sickle-Cell Disease), Multiple Myeloma or Lysosomal Storage Diseases, (such as Gaucher’s disease), will show moderately increased levels. This antibody reacts with prostatic specific acid phosphatase in the glandular epithelium of the normal and Hyperplastic Prostate, Carcinoma of the prostate and metastatic cells of Prostatic Carcinoma. This marker may be helpful in pinpointing the site of origin in cases of Metastatic Carcinoma of the prostate, and is considered a more sensitive marker than prostate specific antigen (PSA). However, it also offers less specificity