What does blood plasma do in the body?
There are many genres of plasma proteins in our blood.Among
them,4 types are most important.They are-
1.Albumin
2.Globulin
3.Fibrinogen
4.Prothrombin
The functions are given in classified manner below-
1.Albumin:
a.maintains colloidal osmotic pressure
b.maintains viscosity of blood
c.acts as buffer
d.acts as carrier of lipid,bilirubin and hormones
2.Globulin:
a.maintains colloidal osmotic pressure
b.maintains viscosity of blood
c.transports lipid and steroids(a1),Cu(a2),Fe(B)
d.gamma globulin acts as antibody
3.Fibrinigen:
a.needed for blood coagulation
b.increase ESR(erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
c.maintains viscosity of blood
4.Prothrombin:
a.essential for blood coagulation