Serum sialic acid
The determination of serum sialic acid is to determine the content of sialic acid in serum. Serum sialic acid is an important part of cell membrane glycoproteins. It is related to many biological functions of the organism and is related to malignant changes of cells, cancer metastasis, invasion and loss of contact Inhibition, decreased cell adhesion, and tumor antigenicity are closely related. Determination of serum sialic acid concentration can be used as an auxiliary indicator of cancer diagnosis and efficacy observation index.
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