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globulins
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The globulins are a family of globular proteins that have higher molecular weights than albumins and are insoluble in pure water but dissolve in dilute salt solutions. Some globulins are produced in the liver, while others are made by the immune system. Globulins, albumins, and fibrinogen are the major blood proteins. The normal concentration of globulins in human blood is about 2.6-3.5 g/dL.
Research
1,226,083 papers- [TECHNIC OF PURIFICATION OF IMMUNO-GLOBULINS].Transfusion · 1965
- [GAMMA-GLOBULINS].Journal de medecine de Bordeaux et du Sud-Ouest · 1956
- ABNORMAL beta-globulins.Lancet (London, England) · 1958
- [ANOMALIES IN THE SYNTHESIS OF GAMMA GLOBULINS].Transfusion · 1965
- Serum globulins contribute to the discrepancies observed between the bromocresol green and bromocresol purple assays of serum albumin concentration.British journal of biomedical science · 2011
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The globulins are a family of globular proteins that have higher molecular weights than albumins and are insoluble in pure water but dissolve in dilute salt solutions. Some globulins are produced in the liver, while others are made by the immune system. Globulins, albumins, and fibrinogen are the major blood proteins. The normal concentration of globulins in human blood is about 2.6-3.5 g/dL.
The term "globulin" is sometimes used synonymously with "globular protein". However, albumins are also globular proteins, but are not globulins. All other serum globular proteins are globulins.