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Lucica® Glycated Albumin-L Lucica® Glycated Albumin-L A specific test for glycated albumin ■ • Enzymatic methodology • Liquid, ready to use reagents • For use on compatible open channel chemistry analyzers • Results expressed as a ratio of Glycated Albumin to Albumin in mmol/mol or % units • Manufactured by Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation

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Lucica® Glycated Albumin-L Albumin is the most abundant extracellular protein in the circulatory system. Albumin is involved primarily with regulation of osmotic pressure and as a carrier protein for hydrophobic molecules in the bloodstream including drugs, bile acids and free fatty acids. Albumin has a half-life (turnover) of approximately 21 days and is very sensitive to 'glycation' by glucose and other sugars in the blood. Glycated albumin differs from traditional fructosamine tests as it measures glycated albumin only. In a fructosamine measurement the majority of the signal is due to...

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