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Blood plasma protein 3.5-5.0 × 10 −2 [1] Aluminum: 1-40 × 10 −8: 1-88 × 10 −8: Selenium : 60–150 ng/mL Aldosterone: Regulates electrolyte balance supine 3-10 × 10 −11: standing, male 6-22 × 10 −11: standing, female 5-30 × 10 −11: Amino acids: Protein building blocks total 3.8-5.3 × 10 −4: nitrogen 4.6-6.8 × 10 −5: 3.0 ...
1401 12944 Ensembl ENSG00000132693 ENSMUSG00000037942 UniProt P02741 P14847 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000567 NM_001329057 NM_001329058 NM_001382703 NM_007768 RefSeq (protein) NP_000558 NP_001315986 NP_001315987 NP_001369632 NP_031794 Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 159.71 – 159.71 Mb Chr 1: 172.53 – 172.66 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse C-reactive protein (CRP) is an annular (ring ...
The Cohn process, developed by Edwin J. Cohn, is a series of purification steps with the purpose of extracting albumin from blood plasma.The process is based on the differential solubility of albumin and other plasma proteins based on pH, ethanol concentration, temperature, ionic strength, and protein concentration.
Blood is composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma. Plasma, which constitutes 55% of blood fluid, is mostly water (92% by volume), [2] and contains proteins, glucose, mineral ions, and hormones. The blood cells are mainly red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and (in mammals) platelets (thrombocytes). [3]
In the largest study published to date, featuring over 12,000 data sets, Figge, Bellomo and Egi [18] demonstrated that the anion gap, when used to detect critical levels of lactate (greater than 4 mEq/L), exhibited a sensitivity of only 70.4%. In contrast, the albumin-corrected anion gap demonstrated a sensitivity of 93.0%.
A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or via fingerprick. Multiple tests for specific blood components, such as a glucose test or a cholesterol test , are often grouped together into one test panel called a blood panel or blood work .
Hypercalcemia, also spelled hypercalcaemia, is a high calcium (Ca 2+) level in the blood serum. [1] [3] The normal range for total calcium is 2.1–2.6 mmol/L (8.8–10.7 mg/dL, 4.3–5.2 mEq/L), with levels greater than 2.6 mmol/L defined as hypercalcemia. [1] [2] [4] Those with a mild increase that has developed slowly typically have no ...
The connecting peptide, or C-peptide, is a short 31-amino-acid polypeptide that connects insulin's A-chain to its B-chain in the proinsulin molecule. In the context of diabetes or hypoglycemia, a measurement of C-peptide blood serum levels can be used to distinguish between different conditions with similar clinical features.