Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “[Uric acid] is presently routinely measured by a uricase-based laboratory assay on plasma samples obtained ...

A uric acid test measures the amount of uric acid in the body. Uric acid is a chemical that’s produced when your body breaks down purines. Purines are compounds that enter the bloodstream during the ...

Interest has been renewed over the role of uric acid in the pathogenesis of hypertension, endothelial dysfunction and renal dysfunction, which are all features of pre-eclampsia. Uric acid is not a ...

Your kidneys filter the uric acid in your body, and it leaves in the urine. Blood tests for uric acid measure this level and can determine if your levels are high, low, or typical. A uric acid blood ...