| Literature DB >> 451621 |
S Nagase, K Shimamune, S Shumiya.
Abstract
An analbuminemic colony was established from Sprague-Dawley rats. Analbuminemia was inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. The rates of growth and reproduction of the mutant rats were no different from those of normal rats. Biochemically, the mutant was characterized by an extraordinarily low serum albumin content and a hyperlipidemia. Total serum protein in the mutant rat was similar to that of control Sprague-Dawley rats, with increased globulin. Serum cholesterol was inversely correlated with a decrease in albumin; the correlation coefficient for ablumin was --.92. These mutant rats may serve as a model of human familial analbuminemia and may also be useful in elucidating the functional roles of albumin.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 451621 DOI: 10.1126/science.451621
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728