Background: Albumin and globulin are main components of serum protein. The level of albumin and globulin partially represents the nutrition status and immune system. Albumin-to-globulin ratio (AGR) has been reported as a prognostic factor in various cancers. We therefore performed a meta-analysis to elucidate the prognosis effect of AGR on survival outcomes in solid tumors. Method: Six electron...

In a recent paper (8) I showed that in the sera of leprosy patients the diffusible calcium level is well within the generallyaccepted range of normal variation, regardless of the degree of advancement of the disease or the presence of lepra reaction. On the other hand, it was found that in the lepra reaction cases the values of the other constituents were abnormal. Out of 12 such cases examined...

Homologous S(35)-labeled albumin, gamma globulin, and alpha-beta globulin were transfused into rabbits and the specific activities of the electrophoretic fractions of the sera of the recipients were determined at various time intervals up to 12 days after injection. Detectable reincorporation into a fraction other than that transfused was found only in the gamma globulin fraction after albumin ...

An automatic procedure for the determination of globulin in serum or plasma is described. This method is based on the measurement of the turbidity which develops when serum is mixed with 27-4% sodium sulphate solution. The method gives good agreement with the salt fractionation technique (Majoor, 1946) and shows a high degree of precision. The differential estimation of serum proteins constitut...

Abstract Background The study examined the effects of dietary supplementation Syzygium aromaticum leaf meal (SLM) on haematology, serum biochemistry and antioxidative status laying hens. Results A total 150 20-week-old Isa brown birds were randomly assigned to three experimental diets: Diet 1/control (no supplementation), 2 (0.25% SLM) 3 (0.50% SLM). Each diet was further divided into five (5) ...

Biochemical and haematological parameters are increasingly used to diagnose disease in green sea turtles. Specific clinical pathology tools, such as plasma protein electrophoresis analysis, are now being used more frequently to improve our ability to diagnose disease in the live animal. Plasma protein reference intervals were calculated from 55 clinically healthy green sea turtles using pulsed ...