The Catabolism of Plasma Albumin in the Rabbit
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- 1 November 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of general physiology
- Vol. 43 (2), 445-453
- https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.43.2.445
Abstract
From I131-albumin studies and previously defined mathematical formulations, rates of breakdown were estimated for native plasma albumin in rabbits. These rates of catabolism per unit weight of animal were remarkably constant and were independent of variations in the steady state values of albumin concentration in the plasma. These results imply that, at least between animals, the breakdown of plasma albumin follows a kinetic process of approximately zero order. It seems plausible that the process operates similarly in individual animals, and hence that albumin is maintained at normal steady state levels in the healthy animal primarily by means of a regulated rate of synthesis.Keywords
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