SERUM ALBUMIN
\sˈɛɹəm ˈalbjuːmˌɪn], \sˈɛɹəm ˈalbjuːmˌɪn], \s_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_m ˈa_l_b_j_uː_m_ˌɪ_n]\
Definitions of SERUM ALBUMIN
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
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- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Princeton University
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A major plasma protein that serves in maintaining the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and transporting large organic anions.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Syn.: blood a. The variety of a. present in blood serum and supposed to be identical with the form usually found in albuminous urine.
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The proteins or mixture of proteins in blood serum which is not precipitated by half saturation with ammonium sulphate, but precipitated only when serum is completely saturated with the salt.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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