3. Physiologic vs. pathologic hypermanganesemia My previous study showed that patients with iron-deficiency anemia had higher blood Mn concentrations than controls (2.04μg/dL vs. 1.28 μg/dL) [18]. However, the mean pallidal index (PI) in anemic patients was similar to that of controls, ...
Serum albumin is a major plasma protein in mammalian blood. The importance of this protein lies in its roles in both bioregulation and transport phenomena. Serum albumin binds various metal ions and participates in the transport and storage of fatty acids, bilirubin, steroids amino acids, and man...
lowering therapy (ULT) [16], are a marker for symptomatic gout [15]. However, ‘early gout’ (defined as ≤ 3 years disease duration) and well-established ‘late gout’, both with mean serum 7–7.5 mg/dL, have similar crystal volumes in joints [15]. Novel findings, using DECT, ...