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serum albumin Definition

serum albumin

noun

the most abundant protein of blood serum: it is synthesized by the liver and serves to regulate osmotic pressure and to carry certain metabolic products

serum albumin Usage Examples

Converse of object

have: Most patients with advanced disease will have a low serum albumin.

Adjective modifier

  • bovine: A further bovine blood product, bovine serum albumin ( BSA ), is often added to serum for nutritional purposes.
  • human: Similarly, in the three patients receiving human serum albumin, no significant tumor cell reduction was observed.
  • low: Most patients with advanced disease will have a low serum albumin.
  • increased: Can reduction in extracellular fluid volume result in increased serum albumin in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients?

Preposition: in

patient: Can reduction in extracellular fluid volume result in increased serum albumin in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients?

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