Influence of season and rangeland-type on serum biochemistry of indigenous Zulu sheep
There is a paucity of information on the serum biochemistry of indigenous Zulu sheep in different seasons and rangeland type. Twenty clinically healthy Zulu rams aged at least 12 months were selected in different rangeland type, namely, Moist Coast ...
Xulu Thembinkosi G.+2 more
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Ursodeoxycholic acid improves bilirubin but not albumin in primary biliary cirrhosis: further evidence for nonefficacy. [PDF]
BACKGROUND/AIM: In randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), although serum bilirubin is frequently reduced, its effect on disease progression and mortality is unclear.
Burroughs, Andrew K+5 more
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Correlation between serum albumin and initial GCS in patient with head injury in a tertiary hospital
Introduction: Traumatic brain injury(TBI) is a major cause of disability, death and economic burden to the society. Albumin is a major protein of human. Values fall as a component of metabolic response to injury or infection.
Binit Kumar Jha, Mohan Raj Sharma
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ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the potential prognostic value of fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).MethodsThis study used a retrospective design and enrolled 224 patients with TNBC treated ...
Qinheng Yang+3 more
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Release of macromolecules from albumin-heparin microspheres [PDF]
Hydrophilic microspheres based on albumin-heparin conjugates have been prepared as a macromolecular delivery system. The soluble albumin-heparin conjugate was synthesized and crosslinked in a water-in-oil emulsion with glutaraldehyde to form microspheres
Bae, You Han+5 more
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Junhong Li, Xingwang Zhou, Yufan Xiang, Shuxin Zhang, Wentao Feng, Yunbo Yuan, Yanhui Liu, Senlin Yin Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610041, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence:
Li J+7 more
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Prognostic Nutritional Index and the Risk of Mortality in Patients With Acute Heart Failure
BackgroundNutritional status has been related to clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure. We assessed the association between nutritional status, indexed by prognostic nutritional index (PNI), and survival in patients hospitalized for acute ...
Yu‐Lun Cheng+6 more
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Influence of biological variations and sample handling on measured microalbuminuria in diabetic patients [PDF]
Five immunochemical assays for determining low concentrations of albumin were investigated. These were a radioimmunoassay (RIA); turbidimetric immunoassays (TIA) both according to end-point measuring principle on a Cobas Fara and Hitachi 717 analysers ...
Cowell+19 more
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Investigation of albumin-fullerenol interaction using laser correlation spectroscopy: the algorithm
A new algorithm for the solution of the inverse problem of laser correlation spectroscopy is proposed. The algorithm allows the analysis of nanoparticle sizes in polydisperse solutions.
Elina Nepomnyashchaya+3 more
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No effect of albumin infusion on the prevention of hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt [PDF]
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major problem in patients submitted to TIPS. Previous studies identified low albumin as a factor associated to post-TIPS HE.
Frieri, Camilla+8 more
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