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Serum albumin

serum albumin

(Science: protein) The serum level of the low molecular protein albumin. Albumin, produced by the liver, plays an important role in maintaining plasma oncotic pressure. Normal serum albumin should be 3.5-5.0 grams per decilitre. Low serum albumin can be found in cases of liver disease and malnutrition.


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Renal

... here. My guess: The osmolarity of blood is fairly constant, adjusted by serum albumin, which is a protein. The more albumin, the more total protein, which adds to the non-filterable ...

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by Darby
Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:15 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Renal
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... that are denatured cellulose acetate electrophoresis indicates that albumin: is -vely charged is +vely charged is a minor component of serum is a basic protein has a PI close to the ph of the electrophoresis buffer the rate of ...

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by biology_06er
Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:16 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Are these right?--won't take long..
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... find out what concentration of (NH4)2SO4 precipitates globulins and not albumin from a serum? and what component of a serum is affected by coprecipitation and adsorption? is it just ...

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by darkchoc
Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:05 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Folin-Wu Protein Precipitation method
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DME-BSA

... anyone know what the DME stands for in DME-BSA. I know BSA is bovine serum albumin, but I can't find out what DME stands for. Also, is this reagent used as some sort ...

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by CPScholar
Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:41 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: DME-BSA
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biochemistry

Albumin is one of plasma protein. Albumin serum means albumin is obtained from a serum. YOu understand the different between serum and plasma, rite?

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by Dr.Stein
Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:39 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: biochemistry
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