Definition of DECOCTION. 1. : an extract obtained by decocting. 2. : the act or process of decocting.
Understanding Urine Albumin. Page Content. Albumin (al-BYOO-min) is a protein found in the blood. A healthy kidney does not let albumin pass into the urine. A damaged kidney lets some albumin pass into the urine. The less albumin in your urine, the better.
Albumin is one of the most important proteins in the body because of its role in maintenance of COP, substrate transport, buffering capacity, free radical scavenging, coagulation, and wound healing.2 It consists of a single amino acid chain with 17 disulfide bonds in repeating double-loop domains that are highly flexible.2 Albumin molecules, which ...