What is phosphate? Phosphate is a salt of phosphoric acid. It is found in 85 percent of the bones and teeth, 14 percent in the body’s cells and one percent in the intercellular space. In bone, phosphate binds to calcium and is stored as calcium phosphate (calcium phosphate). In addition, phosphate is an important energy … Phosphate: What Your Lab Value Reveals
What is hemoglobin? Hemoglobin is an important component of red blood cells, erythrocytes. It binds oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2), enabling their transport in the blood. It is formed in the precursor cells of the erythrocytes (proerythroblasts, erythroblasts), degraded mainly in the spleen. On laboratory reports, hemoglobin is usually abbreviated to “Hb” and expressed … Hemoglobin: What your lab value reveals
What is copper? Copper is a trace element that is important for cell metabolism. It also helps the body to absorb iron from the gastrointestinal tract. Copper is absorbed through food from the small intestine. Relevant amounts of copper are contained in nuts, meat, beans and cereal products, for example. People absorb around four milligrams … Copper: What Your Lab Value Reveals
What are the functions of immunoglobulin G? Immunoglobulin G is an important component of the specific immune system. It binds antigens (characteristic surface structures) of pathogens and thus marks them for certain white blood cells (leukocytes). These then engulf and eliminate the pathogen. In addition, IgG supports the complement system, which initiates the decomposition (lysis) … Immunoglobulin G (IgG): What the Lab Value Means
What are the functions of immunoglobulin A? Immunoglobulin A is primarily responsible for the defense against pathogens on the surface of mucous membranes. After its formation, it is therefore mainly released into secretions (hence also called “secretory IgA”). These are, for example, the secretions of the gastrointestinal tract, vagina, nose and bronchi, as well as … Immunoglobulin A (IgA): What the lab value means
What is the C-peptide? The C-peptide is produced in the pancreas during the formation of insulin: the so-called beta cells produce the inactive precursor proinsulin. To activate it, it is split – into the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin and the C-peptide. The term stands for Connecting Peptide, because it links the building blocks of proinsulin. … C-peptide: What the lab value means
What is magnesium? An adult’s body contains around 20 grams of magnesium. Around 60 percent of this is found in the bones and around 40 percent in the skeletal muscles. Only one percent of the magnesium in the body circulates bound to proteins in the blood. Magnesium is absorbed through food. It is absorbed from … Magnesium: What the Lab Value Reveals
What are platelets? Platelets are small, two to four micrometers in size, disc-shaped cell bodies that float freely in the blood. They do not have a cell nucleus. Platelets normally live for five to nine days and are subsequently discarded in the spleen, liver and lungs. Platelet normal values of newborns and adolescents differ from … Platelets: What your lab value means
What is HDL cholesterol? HDL cholesterol is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) transport system for cholesterol in the blood. It transports cholesterol from the body’s cells to the liver, where the blood fat can be broken down. In addition, HDL is able to remove excess cholesterol that has been deposited in the walls of blood vessels. … HDL Cholesterol: What Your Lab Value Means
What is creatine kinase? Creatine kinase (CK) is an enzyme that occurs in all muscle cells of the body and in the brain. It ensures that certain energy stores in the muscle cells, the adenosine triphosphates (ATP), are sufficiently available: CK-MB (in cardiac muscle cells) CK-MM (in muscle cells of the musculoskeletal system) CK-BB (in … Creatine kinase: What Your Lab Value Means
What is urea? Urea – also known as carbamide – is produced when protein building blocks (amino acids) are broken down in the liver. This initially produces toxic ammonia, which in higher concentrations damages the brain in particular. For this reason, the body converts most of the ammonia into non-toxic urea, which is then excreted … Urea: What your lab value means
What is aldosterone? Aldosterone is a hormone that is produced in the adrenal cortex and plays an important role in the regulation of blood pressure and water balance. As it is increasingly released into the blood when there is a lack of fluid, it is sometimes also called the “thirst hormone”. In a complicated hormone … Aldosterone: What Your Lab Value Means
