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Serum albumin — This article is about the family of mammalian albumin proteins. For the human variant, see human serum albumin. For the cow variant, see bovine serum albumin. Albumin PDB rendering based on 1e7h … Wikipedia
Serum protein electrophoresis — (SPEP) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. Blood must first be collected, usually into an airtight vial or syringe. Electrophoresis is a laboratory technique where the blood serum (the fluid portion … Wikipedia
serum sickness — n an allergic reaction to the injection of foreign serum manifested by hives, swelling, eruption, arthritis, and fever called also serum disease * * * a reaction that sometimes occurs 7 12 days after injection of a quantity of foreign antigen and … Medical dictionary
Serum total protein — Serum total protein, also called plasma total protein or total protein, is a biochemical test for measuring the total amount of protein in blood plasma or serum.Protein in the plasma is made up of albumin and globulin. The globulin in turn is… … Wikipedia
serum globulin — n a globulin or mixture of globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood … Medical dictionary
serum globulin — noun globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood • Hypernyms: ↑globulin • Hyponyms: ↑C reactive protein, ↑CRP • Substance Holonyms: ↑serum, ↑blood serum * * * … Useful english dictionary
serum albumin — noun albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood • Hypernyms: ↑albumin, ↑albumen • Substance Holonyms: ↑serum, ↑blood serum * * * noun : a crystallizable albumin or mixture of albumins that normally… … Useful english dictionary
serum albumin — 1. Biochem. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites. 2. the commercial form of this substance, used in dye preparations, foodstuffs, and in medicine esp. in the treatment of … Universalium
serum globulin — noun Date: circa 1890 a globulin or mixture of globulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the blood … New Collegiate Dictionary
α-globulins — the serum globulins with the most rapid electrophoretic migration, further subdivided into the faster α1 globulins and the slower α2 globulins. Written also alpha g s … Medical dictionary
