A Plasma Protein Properties and Metabolism. - Section I. Nature of the Plasma Proteins. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Protein Composition and Properties. - 3 Plasma Protein Survey. - Section II. Plasma Protein Metabolism. - 4 Albumin in Nutrition and Transport. - 5 Glycoproteins and Proteoglycans. - 6 Lipoproteins in Nutrition and Transport. - B Plasma Proteins in Transport of Intermediates Minerals and Hormones. - Section III. Plasma Transport Proteins. - 7 Transferrin: Iron Metabolism. - 8 Ceruloplasmin: Copper Metabolism. - 9 Haptoglobins: Hemoglobin Binding. - 10 Hemopexin: Iron Recycling. - 11 Prealbumin I: Iodothyronine-Binding Proteins. - 12 Prealbumin II: Vitamin A(Retinol)-Binding Protein. - 13 Vitamin D Transport: Gc Globulins. - 14 Steroid Hormone-Binding Proteins. - 15 Transcobalamins: Vitamin B12 Transport. - Section IV. Appendix. - A. 1 Steroid Nomenclature. - A. 1. 1 Progesterone and the Corticosteroids. - A. 1. 2 The Steroid Sex Hormones. - A. 1. 3 The Bile Acids. - A. 2 Mechanism of Cholesterol Formation. - A. 3 Neutral and Phosphorylated Glyceride Structures. - A. 3. 1 Diglyceride Pathway for Glyceride Synthesis. - A. 3. 2 Monoglyceride Pathway for Glyceride Synthesis. - A. 4 Nature of the Lipases. - A. 4. 1 Pancreatic Lipase. - A. 4. 2 Lipoprotein Lipase. - A. 4. 3 Hormone-Sensitive Lipase (HSL). - A. 4. 4 Other Tissue Lipases. - A. 4. 5 Phospholipases. - A. 4. 5. 3 Lysophospholipase. - A. 4. 5. 4 Phospholipase B. - A. 4. 5. 5 Phospholipase C. - A. 4. 5. 6 Phospholipase D. - A. 5 Protein Parameters. - A. 5. 1 Absorptivity of the Plasma Proteins. - A. 5. 2 Partial Specific Volume of Proteins. - A. 5. 3 Viscosity and Frictional Resistance of Protein Molecules. - A. 5. 4 Plasma Protein Diffusion Coefficient. - A. 5. 5 Osmotic Pressure and Molecular Weight of Proteins. - A. 5. 6 Molecular Weight of Proteins by Diffusion. - A. 5. 7 Molecular Weight of Proteins by Sedimentation in the Ultracentrifuge. - A. 5. 8 Electrophoretic Mobility. - A. 5. 9 Selected Reading. Language: English