How to Use albumin in a Sentence

albumin

noun
  • This test also compares the amount of albumin in your blood to the amount of globulin.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Normally, only very small amounts of protein, called albumin, in your blood should end up in your urine.
    — Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
  • Your doctor can also check your urine for blood or albumin, which may also be signs of kidney disease.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • As salmon cooks, the protein albumin oozes from the flesh and solidifies, forming white streaks on your fish.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The machine is a small crate-sized device filled with albumin, a protein that binds to toxins and is normally made by the liver.
    — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Most often, the initial sign of kidney disease due to diabetes is the presence of the protein albumin in your urine.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Cooking your salmon in a baking dish (instead of on a baking sheet) helps protect the flesh and prevent albumin formation.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
  • With a plasma exchange, however, large amounts of plasma are replaced with a fluid such as albumin or frozen plasma.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 8 Aug. 2024
  • To prevent excess albumin, don’t overcook your salmon (the hotter the fish, the more albumin production).
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Second is testosterone loosely bound to albumin (a protein in the blood) which can be used but is not as immediately available as free testosterone.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2018
  • Similarly, urine tests check for creatinine and a substance called albumin.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The kidney filters then become leaky, allowing larger essential proteins such as albumin to escape from the blood and pass into the urine.
    — Stephen S. Hall, Science | AAAS, 19 Apr. 2018
  • However, improper filtering of blood causes albumin to pass into your urine.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
  • When the albumin showed up, other experiments showed us, TGFβ started to get active.
    — Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The original hard SweeTarts are vegan, but the chewy variety are not (they're made with egg albumin).
    — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The organoid also pumped out standard human liver proteins, including albumin and transferrin.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 July 2017
  • The affected mice also had more trouble remembering their way through mazes than did their younger and relatively albumin-free counterparts.
    — Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Total testosterone includes all testosterone (free testosterone as well as all the testosterone bound to the two proteins in the blood, albumin and SHBG).
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2018
  • Nephritis is characterized by positive test for urinary albumin and blood (hence the dark color), high blood pressure, fluid retention, and evidence of heart symptoms.
    — Philly.com, 24 Sep. 2017
  • In order to bridge the gap, the team modified the small vaccine components to include a fatty acid, which enables the vaccine to effectively hitch a ride on albumin, a common protein found throughout the body.
    — Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Pfizer’s experimental drug berobenatide works by staying attached longer to a protein in the blood called albumin, which protects the molecule from being broken down too quickly.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 June 2026
  • The trick was in adding long fatty acid chains that grabbed onto albumin — the most abundant protein found in the blood — allowing the GLP-1 lookalike to hide from enzymes that would chop it up.
    — Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Examples of fluids in this category include albumin, plasma, and solutions containing gelatin or starches.
    — Rachael Zimlich, Bsn, Rn, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2024
  • In just 15 minutes, albumin (a protein derived from egg whites), centella asiatic extract, niacinamide, and aloe vera come together minimize the look of pores, boost elasticity, and smooth fine lines.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 16 July 2024
  • In 1991, Soon-Shiong came up with a way to wrap a cancer drug, Taxol, inside the human protein albumin, boosting its efficiency, and called it Abraxane.
    — John Wilkens, Pomerado News, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio The urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio, or UACR, is another test to consider.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 May 2026
  • Crafted with a natural formula containing taurine, acetyl-L-carnitine, dandelion extract, Hawthorne berry extract, bilberry extract, egg albumin, and coenzyme Q10, these chews are designed to nourish your aging canine's heart health.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
  • The scientists combined MoNi with water and therapeutic proteins including albumin, human immunoglobulin, and a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19.
    — New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025

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