Abstract
Electrophoretic studies and erythrocyte sedimentation rate measurements were carried out on normal and pathological human blood. An increase in α globulin levels appears to take place, as well as an increase in sedimentation rates, when there is present any considerable inflammation or tissue destruction, irrespective of its cause. A graphic correlation is presented between sedimentation rates and α globulin levels, which is at least as good as a similar correlation involving fibrinogen levels.
Full Text
The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (299.6 KB).
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Longsworth L. G., Shedlovsky T., Macinnes D. A. ELECTROPHORETIC PATTERNS OF NORMAL AND PATHOLOGICAL HUMAN BLOOD SERUM AND PLASMA. J Exp Med. 1939 Sep 30;70(4):399–413. doi: 10.1084/jem.70.4.399. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Rourke M. D., Ernstene A. C. A METHOD FOR CORRECTING THE ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE FOR VARIATIONS IN THE CELL VOLUME PERCENTAGE OF BLOOD. J Clin Invest. 1930 Jun;8(4):545–559. doi: 10.1172/JCI100278. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]