Tag: Serum
Serum Calcitonin or Thyrocalcitonin
Indications:
Hormonal assay is useful in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer.
Principle:
Thyrocalcitonin is a 32 amino acid peptide synthesized by the thyroid parafollicular C cells.
The...
Serum Potassium
Indications:
The monitoring of serum potassium can appreciate the blood level of a fundamental ke cation for muscle function like intestinal transit: potassium (K).
But it...
Serum Protein Electrophoresis
Indications:
Simple and inexpensive way, this review allows to know the blood composition protide, mainly albumin and globulins.
Principle:
Albumin is preferentially secreted by the liver, and...
