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glycosylated hemoglobin [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
CONT

Glycated hemoglobin or glycosylated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, A1C, or Hb1c; sometimes also HbA1c) is a form of hemoglobin that is measured primarily to identify the average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time. It is formed in a non-enzymatic glycation pathway by hemoglobin's exposure to plasma glucose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
CONT

L'hémoglobine glyquée (fraction HbA1c) - aussi appelée parfois hémoglobine glycosylée - est une valeur biologique permettant de déterminer la concentration de glucose dans le sang, la glycémie, sur 3 mois. Elle est particulièrement utile et constitue le paramètre de référence dans la surveillance de l'équilibre glycémique des patients diabétiques.

Spanish

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