Albumin
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Albumin can refer to
- ovalbumin, the principal protein in egg white
- albumins, a group of proteins including serum albumin and together constituting roughly 60% of the protein in blood plasma. Albumins are important in regulating blood volume by maintaining the osmotic pressure of the blood compartment and for transporting fatty acids, thyroid hormones, some steroid hormones, and other substances in the bloodstream.
- serum albumin, a ubiquitous protein in blood
- human serum albumin
- bovine serum albumin (cattle serum albumin) or BSA, often used in medical and molecular biology labs
- serum albumin, a ubiquitous protein in blood
[edit] See also
- Egg white (albumen)
- Cohn process (human serum albumin purification method)
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