2004•Compendium on Continuing Education for The Practicing VeterinarianRequires access
Albumin in Health and Disease: Protein Metabolism and Function*
Juliene L. Throop, Marie E. Kerl, Leah A. Cohn
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Abstract
Most veterinarians are aware of the importance of this molecule in maintaining colloid oncotic pressure, but albumin has many other less commonly recognized functions as well. The clinical consequences of hypoalbuminemia are reflections of the many functions albumin fulfills. Understanding the functions, synthesis, and degradation of the albumin molecule can improve understanding of the causes, consequences, and treatment of hypoalbuminemia.