Serum albuminSerum albumin, often referred to simply as blood albumin, is an albumin (a type of globular protein) found in vertebrate blood. Human serum albumin is encoded by the ALB gene. Other mammalian forms, such as bovine serum albumin, are chemically similar. Serum albumin is produced by the liver, occurs dissolved in blood plasma and is the most abundant blood protein in mammals. Albumin is essential for maintaining the oncotic pressure needed for proper distribution of body fluids between blood vessels and body tissues; without albumin, the high pressure in the blood vessels would force more fluids out into the tissues.
Plasma sanguinthumb|Poche de plasma de obtenue après un don en plasmaphérèse de , à Valenciennes, en France. vignette|Une poche de plasma frais congelé. Le plasma sanguin est le composant liquide du sang, dans lequel les cellules sanguines sont en suspension. Il constitue 55 % du volume total du sang. Il sert à transporter les cellules sanguines et les hormones à travers le corps. Généralement, on retrouve environ de plasma dans le corps d'un adulte.
Polyestradiol phosphatePolyestradiol phosphate (PEP), sold under the brand name Estradurin, is an estrogen medication which is used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer in men. It is also used in women to treat breast cancer, as a component of hormone therapy to treat low estrogen levels and menopausal symptoms, and as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender women. It is given by injection into muscle once every four weeks. Common side effects of PEP include headache, breast tenderness, breast development, feminization, sexual dysfunction, infertility, and vaginal bleeding.
