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Why Am I Always Hungry?
Posted by Brandon Savela on Feb 15th 2017
What is Leptin?
Leptin is a 146 amino acid protein produced primarily by
adipocyte and has a significant role in the regulation of energy
homeostasis. Leptin concentration is strongly corr …
New Study Uses IBL-America's Functional Human Leptin ELISA
Posted by Brandon Savela on Feb 14th 2017
The authors from German research centers Ulm, Leipzig and Tübingen, as well as scientists at Mediagnost report a new assay that measures Leptin binding capability to the leptin receptor. It therefo …
Validation Of The Complement System Screen Assay And Comparison
Posted by Brandon Savela on Feb 7th 2017
Assessment of complement activity is essential in the diagnosis of many diseases. Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis (JBZ) in Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, was using a hemolytic based test for assessment of …
Reasons to Analyze Complement
Posted by Brandon Savela on Feb 2nd 2017
Complement is an essential part of the innate immunity and therefore disturbances of the complement system leads to infections, amplify diseases etc. The complement function testing also verifies t …
Osteopontin N-Half ELISA | A potential biomarker for Lupus Nephritis
Posted by Brandon Savela on Jan 17th 2017
It has been suggested that Osteopontin (OPN) N-Half can be a novel biomarker of Lupus nephritis (LN) from the following article: Cleaved Form of Osteopontin in Urine as a Clinical Marker of Lupus Neph …