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Climate associated variations in the human serum albumin level.

Hubert WalterB. Schöbel

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medicine.medical_specialtyTropical ClimatebiologyClimateSerum albuminAlbuminHuman serum albuminMolecular medicineEndocrinologySerum albumin levelInternal medicineImmunologyGeneticsmedicinebiology.proteinHumansMetabolic diseaseGenetics (clinical)Serum Albuminmedicine.drug

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Quantitative determinations of the human serum albumin level showed significantly higher values in tropical (Negroes 46.98 mg/ml, Indians 54.30 mg/ml) than in non-tropical populations (Germans 44.41 mg/ml). These observations are in agreement with those of several other authors. It is assumed that these variations in the serum albumin level are related to climate, and that they may indicate some biological advantage of higher albumin levels under the climatic conditions of tropical biotops. This hypothesis is discussed considering several aspects.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1975-12-23Humangenetik
10.1007/bf00275146https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1218863