Serum amyloid P component conserved in all vertebrates and also found in distant invertebrates such as the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Serum amyloid P component The serum amyloid P component (SAP) is the identical serum form of amyloid P component (AP), a 25kDa pentameric protein first identified as the pentagonal constituent of in vivo pathological deposits called "amyloid". APCS is its human gene. AP makes up 14% of the dry mass of amyloid deposits and is thought to be an important contributor to the pathogenesis of a related group of diseases called the Amyloidoses. These conditions are characterised by the ordered aggregation of normal
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Blood, Sweat & Tears album) City. The studio had just taken delivery of one of the first of the model MM-1000 16-track tape recorders, built by Ampex. The new technology allowed for far more flexibility in overdubbing and mixing than the 4 and 8-track tape recorders which were standard in 1968. The album was among the very first 16-track recordings released to the public. An additional song, "Children of the Wind" was recorded for the album but was not included. It later appeared on the compilation, "The Very Best of Blood, Sweat and Tears: What Goes Up!" The album was selected for the 2006 book