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SACN

Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition. SACN advises on nutrition and related health matters. It advises Public Health England and other UK government organisations.

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serum albumin

often referred to simply as blood albumin, is a globular protein that in humans is encoded by the ALB gene. Serum albumin is produced by the liver, occurs dissolved in blood plasma and is the most abundant blood protein in mammals. Albumin is essential for maintaining the oncotic pressure needed for proper distribution of body fluids between blood vessels and body tissues; without albumin, the high pressure in the blood vessels would force more fluids out into the tissues. It also acts as a plasma carrier by non-specifically binding several hydrophobic steroid hormones and as a transport protein for hemin and fatty acids. Too much or too little circulating serum albumin may be harmful.

Source: Wikipedia

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