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A serum blood sample is a sample of blood taken from the blood vessel and then spun in a high speed centrifuge to separate the cells from the liquid. The liquid part is the serum, and it contains all the salts (sodium, chloride, potassium, etc.) as well as many of the enzymes, proteins and sugars.

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