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Plasma Proteins
Plasma Proteins
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Biochemistry
Graduate
10/16/2012

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Term
Increased Albumin
Definition
Dehydration
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Decreased Albumin
Definition
Malnutrition, chronic infections, burns, hemmorrhage, impaired liver function, nephrotic syndrome, pregnancy
Term
Decreased α-Globulins
Definition
A1-Antitrypsin deficiency
Term
Increased α-Globulins
Definition
Pregnancy
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Increased α2-Globulins
Definition
Nephrotic syndrome
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Decreased α2-Globulins
Definition
Severe liver disease, Wilson's disease, malnutrition
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Increased β-Globulins
Definition
Obstructive jaundice, biliary cirrhosis, iron deficiency anemia
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β2-Microglobulin
Definition
Subunit of HLA; raised in renal disease; used in detection of nephrotic disease
Term
Haptoglobin
Definition
Binds hemoglobin
Term
Hemopexin
Definition
Binds heme
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Transferrin
Definition
Binds iron
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Ceruloplasmin
Definition
Contains Copper; used in detection of Wilson's disease; essential for regulation of oxidation/reduction reactions
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α-Fetoprotein
Definition
Fetal liver; detection in neural tube defects, Down syndrome, hepatocellular cancer
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α1-Antiprotease
Definition
Protease inhibitor
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α2-Macroglobulin
Definition
Protease inhibitor; used in detection of nephrotic syndrome
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