A CO2 blood test measures the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood serum, which is the liquid part of blood. It’s typically used to screen for kidney, respiratory, or metabolic disorders. You ...

What Is an Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)? An arterial blood gas (ABG) test measures oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in your blood. It also measures your body’s acid-base (pH) level, which is usually ...

Introduction Metabolic acidosis (MA) may accelerate the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is an important risk factor for increased mortality in CKD patients. The clinical value of MA in ...

A hallmark of cystic fibrosis, a disease caused by mutations in the CTFR gene, is the accumulation of abnormally thick and sticky mucus in the lung, intestine, and various other organs. Although the ...

cAMP is an evolutionary conserved, prototypic second messenger regulating numerous cellular functions. In mammals, cAMP is synthesized by one of 10 homologous adenylyl cyclases (ACs): nine ...

Some new generation COX-2 inhibitors may not allow heart attack patients to recover fully, research indicates. Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a basic cellular process the ...