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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.