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albumin
albumin One of a group of globular proteins that are soluble in water but form insoluble coagulates when heated. Albumins occur in egg white (the protein component of which is known as
albumen), blood, milk, and plants. Serum albumins, which constitute about 55% of blood plasma protein, help regulate the osmotic pressure and hence plasma volume. They also bind and transport fatty acids. α-lactalbumin is one of the proteins in milk.
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Acanthosis, albumin, and cancer
Magazine article from: Journal of the National Medical Association; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...The missing link may be the level of serum albumin. Many are unaware that the major reservoir of...representing nearly half of the extravascular albumin.1 The total body pool of albumin is ~360 g (100 g in the skin).1 One of the...
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Albumin use is beneficial in cirrhotic patients.(Debate)
Magazine article from: Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...are several indications for the use of albumin in patients with decompensated cirrhosis...article gives a representative view of albumin use in the above conditions across both sides of the clinical divide. The use of albumin in clinical practice has existed for many...
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Albumin concentration controls cancer
Magazine article from: Journal of the National Medical Association; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...and nasal passageway, the link between hygiene, albumin concentration, and cancer emerged. HISTORY Historically...simply because it determines the concentration of albumin and the albumin/globulin A/G ratios. ALBUMIN AND CANCER A marked...
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Albumin reduces mortality in coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Newspaper article from: Cardiovascular Week; 12/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...According to a recently published study, albumin, used as a blood volume expander in coronary...the mortality rate for patients given albumin during CABG surgery was 25% lower than...or dextran). As a result, use of albumin was found to save 5 to 6 additional lives...
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Reactivity of Urinary Albumin (Microalbumin) Assays with Fragmented or Modified Albumin
Magazine article from: Clinical Chemistry; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...reactivity of in vitro modified albumins in assays for urine albumin (microalbumin). METHODS...modified or fragmented forms of albumin in urine. Proportions of modified albumins such as glycated albumin and a C-terminal truncation...
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Albumin Reduces Mortality in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery; Results Also Demonstrate Significant Cost Savings Per Life Saved.
PR Newswire; 10/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...According to a recently published study, albumin, used as a blood volume expander in coronary...the mortality rate for patients given albumin during CABG surgery was 25 percent lower...or dextran). As a result, use of albumin was found to save five to six additional...
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Albumin, cancer & pregnancy
Magazine article from: Journal of the National Medical Association; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Several readers of my guest editorial, "Albumin Controls Cancer" (FNMA 2001; 93:490...asked an important question regarding low albumin (20-- 30 g/L) and A/G ratios...my findings are valid, namely that low albumin leads to cancer, then during the last...
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2S Albumin Gene Expression in Castor Plant (Ricinus communis L.)
Magazine article from: JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...shown that the two 2S albumins are encoded by a single...expression pattern of the 2S albumin gene. As part of a...fractionation studies, 2S albumin proteins were eventually...one of these castor 2S albumins (7) allowed isolation...indicates a castor 2S albumin gene with a 776-bp...
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Characterization of Immunochemically Nonreactive Urinary Albumin
Magazine article from: Clinical Chemistry; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Conventional immunoassays underestimate the urinary albumin concentration because intact albumin in urine exists in two forms, immunoreactive and immunochemically nonreactive. Methods: Urinary albumin concentration measured by HPLC (which measures...
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Expression of Albumin in Nonhepatic Tissues and its Synthesis by the Bovine Mammary Gland
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Albumin is a well-characterized product of the...objectives were to determine if the albumin gene is also expressed in various nonhepatic...mammary gland epithelial cells synthesize albumin; and how its synthesis is affected by...
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albumin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
albumin [Lat.,=white of egg...coagulating proteins . Albumins are widely distributed in...myogen of muscle, serum albumin of blood, lactalbumin of...wheat. Separation of serum albumins from other blood proteins...
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albumin index
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
albumin index A measure of the quality or freshness of an egg—the height : width ratio of the albumin when the egg is broken onto a flat surface. As the egg deteriorates, so the albumin spreads further, i.e. the albumin index decreases.
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albumin water
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
albumin water Beverage made from lightly whisked egg‐white and cold water, seasoned with lemon juice and salt.
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albumin milk
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
albumin milk See protein milk .
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egg albumin
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
egg albumin See egg proteins ; egg‐white .
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