55918-7
C peptide [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --post meal
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Part Description
LP15454-9 C peptide
In the beta cells of the pancreas, the proinsulin molecule is cleaved to form insulin and C-peptide. C-peptide, a polypeptide consisting of 31 amino acids (MW~3000), is stored in the secretory granules of the beta cells and released into circulation in equimolar amounts with insulin. Aids in diagnosis and treatment of patients with abnormal insulin secretion including diabetes mellitus.
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- C peptide^post meal
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- C peptide [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --post meal
- Short Name
- C peptide p meal SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- C peptide post meal [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- C peptide after Meal, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHAL
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.29
- Last Updated
- Version 2.70 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Member of these Panels
LOINC | Long Common Name |
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95080-8 | C peptide post fasting and meal stimulation panel - Serum or Plasma |
Member of these Groups Get Info
LOINC Group | Group Name |
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LG50518-6 | C peptide^post meal| |
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πεπτίδιο C^μετά το γεύμα: Synonyms: C MCnc Πεπτίδιο C |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Péptido C^Postprandial: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Péptido C ^ después de la comida: |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | C-peptiid^pärast sööki: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Peptide C^Postprandial: |
fr-FR | French (France) | C Peptide post prandial: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Peptide C^Postprandial: Synonyms: C-Peptide |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | C peptide^post pasto: Synonyms: Concentrazione di Massa dopo pasto Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma Test di provocazione |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | C peptide^na maaltijd: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Peptídeo C^após refeição: Synonyms: Connecting peptide of insulin; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | С пептид^после приёма пищи: Synonyms: C белок Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | C peptid^snr yemek: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | C 肽^在进餐之后: Synonyms: C 型; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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ug/L | Example UCUM Units |
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