FUNCTION: Serum albumin, the main protein of plasma, has a good binding capacity for water, Ca(2+), Na(+), K(+), fatty acids, hormones, bilirubin and drugs. Its main function is the regulation of the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. * SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted. * TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Plasma. * SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO THE ALB/AFP/VDB FAMILY. * SIMILARITY: CONTAINS 3 ALBUMIN DOMAINS. |
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20-JAN-03
Last Update 13-Mar-03