Song: What Makes You Albumin (to the tune of “What Makes You Beautiful”*)
Seshadri Reddy Varikasuvu, Derek T. McLachlin
Abstract
Genes, proteins, chemicals, diseases, species, mutations and cell lines named across the full text — each resolved to its canonical identifier and authoritative record.
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TopicsMedical Case Reports and Studies · Cancer and biochemical research · Cancer Research and Treatment
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Made in liver, I know what you're forBinding hormones, drugs, lipids, and moreHalf the protein the plasma's seenYou have disulfide bonds from your cysteinesEvery analyte in the blood can feel itEvery tissue but you
Baby you buffer pH like nobody elseMaintain oncotic pressure so that I stay wellWhen oxidative stress comes, you protect my healthYou don't knowYou don't know you're albumin
If you saw what you transport for meYou'd understand your role in physiologyRight now I'm charting serum biochemistryYou don't knowYou don't know you're albuminThat's what makes you albumin
So c‐come on, you fold up strongTo prove I'm right, I put you in this songYou warn us of ischemiaWhen oxidative conditions are roughEvery analyte in the blood can feel itEvery tissue but you
Baby you buffer pH like nobody elseMaintain oncotic pressure so that I stay wellWhen oxidative stress comes, you protect my healthYou don't knowYou don't know you're albumin
If you knew you scavenge ROS for meYou'd understand why you're so vital clinicallyRight now I'm tracking oxy‐reactivityYou don't knowYou don't know you're albuminThat's what makes you albumin
Baby you quench free radicals like no one elseYou escort bilirubin and drugs with stealthIn hypoalbuminemia, you affect our healthYou don't knowYou don't know you're albumin
If you saw how you change fluid flowYou'd understand why edema comes when you're lowRight now I'm writing this song just to let you knowYou don't knowYou don't know you're albuminYou don't know you're albuminThat's what makes you albumin
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.