Serum level

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Serum is the clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood. Serum is the blood plasma not including the Fibrinogens. It includes:

  • All proteins not used in blood clotting (Coagulation)
  • and all the electrolytes, antibodies, antigens, hormones, and any exogenous substances (e.g., drugs and microorganisms).

In other words, Serum is:

  • neither a blood cell (serum does not contain white or red blood cells)
  • nor a clotting factor;