79326-5
Squalene [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma
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Part Description
LP200440-8 Squalene
Squalene is a naturally occurring polyprenyl compound and an intermediate metabolite in the synthesis of cholesterol. Serum squalene originates from endogenous cholesterol synthesis and from dietary sources. PMID: 9988781 One study found that women with elevated ratios of serum squalene, campesterol and sitosterol to cholesterol and low respective lathosterol values have enhanced risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). PMID: 10758959
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Squalene
- Property
- SCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Squalene SerPl-sCnc
- Display Name
- Squalene [Moles/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Squalene, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.54
- Last Updated
- Version 2.54
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Member of these Groups Get Info
LOINC Group | Group Name |
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LG51387-5 | Squalene| |
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Escualeno: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Escualeno: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Squalène: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Squalene: Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Skualen: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 角鲨烯: Synonyms: 克分子浓度; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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umol/L | Example UCUM Units |
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