All About Albumin: Biochemistry, Genetics, and Medical Applications. Theodore Peters, Jr. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1996, 432 pp, $85.00. ISBN 0-12-552110-3

Albumin, the most abundant plasma protein, is among the most studied of all proteins, being important from clinical monitoring, physiological, and therapeutic perspectives. This unique primer brings together the full scope of albumin: its history, structure, physical and chemical properties, genetics, metabolism, and practical application, as well as laboratory preparations and clinical uses. The author starts with a concise historical overview and a detailed illustration of the structural information and chemical properties of albumin from human and bovine sources. Immunochemistry of albumin and …