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Serum albumin
Introduction: Serum albumin
Description of Serum albumin
Serum albumin: the principal protein in plasma, present in blood plasma and in serous fluids. Participates in fatty acid transport and helps regulate the osmotic pressure of blood. It will also bind hormones, bilirubin, and drugs. SYN: blood albumin, plasma albumin, seralbumin.
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Serum albumin: major fraction of noncellular blood protein; normal range 3.5 to 5.5 grams/dl in adult human.
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Serum albumin: A major protein in the BLOOD. It is important in maintaining the colloidal osmotic pressure and transporting large organic molecules.
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The following list attempts to classify Serum albumin into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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