title: Why albumin now? Let's think about albumin measurement methods, the definition of hypoalbuminemia, and microheterogeneity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. awat@mw.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akiharu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D006801:Humans; D034141:Hypoalbuminemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007564:Japan; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D000093423:Glycated Serum Albumin
chemical_list: D000597:Amino Acids, Branched-Chain; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D012709:Serum Albumin; D000093423:Glycated Serum Albumin