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Table 1 Values (%) for f(HMA), f(HNA-1), and f(HNA-2) of serum and lumbar CSF albumins from patients with orthopedic disorders

From: Human astrocytes and aortic endothelial cells actively convert the oxidized form of albumin to the reduced form: reduced albumin might participate in redox regulation of nerve and blood vessel systems

 

Subjects (average age)

n

f(HMA) (%)

f(HNA-1) (%)

f(HNA-2) (%)

Serum

Young group (29.1 ± 6.6)

10

76.4 ± 3.7

22.0 ± 3.9

1.6 ± 0.4

Older group (65.4 ± 8.3)

32

69.5 ± 4.7

28.6 ± 4.5

1.9 ± 0.6

CSF

Young group (29.1 ± 6.6)

10

93.0 ± 6.1

6.7 ± 6.1

0.3 ± 0.7

Older group (65.4 ± 8.3)

32

93.1 ± 2.8

5.8 ± 2.2

1.1 ± 0.9