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Blood plasma and serum |
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Blood plasma and serum Blood plasma, or plasma, is prepared by obtaining a sample of blood and removing the blood cells. The red blood cells and white blood cells are removed by spinning with a centrifuge. Chemicals are added to prevent the blood's natural tendency to clot. If these chemicals include sodium, than a false measurement of plasma sodium content will result. Serum is prepared by obtaining a blood sample, allowing formation of the blood clot, and removing the clot using a centrifuge. Both plasma and serum are light yellow in color. Mentioned in: Hypernatremia, Hyponatremia How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Distribution of selenium in human blood plasma and serum. Daiichi Pure Chemical announced on July 14 that it has launched a reagent kit for measuring multimeric adiponenctin in the blood plasma and serum, which the company has developed in collaboration with University of Tokyo Professor Takashi Kadowaki. |
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