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THERE is good evidence that catabolism of albumin is slowed in conditions of low-protein feeding and in clinical states of protein deficiency, for example, kwashiorkor1–3. There is less certainty about alterations in the rate of synthesis, measurement of which is usually derived indirectly from the metabolic behaviour of isotopically labelled albumin3,4.
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KIRSCH, R., FRITH, L., BLACK, E. et al. Regulation of Albumin Synthesis and Catabolism by Alteration of Dietary Protein. Nature 217, 578–579 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217578a0
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