Monday, June 14, 2010

More Discovered About The Composition Of Human Spinal Fluid

Medicalnewstoday, Article Date: 12 Jun 2010

A team of scientsts has sharply expanded scientific knowledge of the composition of human spinal fluid. The researchers have identified 2,630 proteins that reside in fluid that is considered "normal," a number nearly three times as great as the total number of proteins previously identified. Another striking finding was that more than half (56%) of the proteins were relatively unique to the spinal fluid and not found in blood.    read more