Pharmaceutical Aspects of the Recombinant Human Serum Albumin Dimer: Structural Characteristics, Biological Properties, and Medical Applications

Human serum albumin is the most abundant protein in the blood. It is clinically used in the treatment of severe hypoalbuminemia and as a plasma expander. The use of albumins as a carrier for drugs is currently being developed, and some are now in the preclinical and clinical trial stages. The main t...

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Main Authors: Taguchi, K., Chuang, Victor, Maruyama, T., Otagiri, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons Inc 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16728