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Why do you need different toothpicks to mix the blood and serum on slides 1 and slides 2?
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Two toothpicks are used to avoid cross contamination.
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Why do we need different toothpicks to mix the blood and serum on slides 1 and 2?
Two toothpicks are used to avoid cross contamination.
What is the different between blood and blood serum?
Plasma has clotting factors in it and serum does not.
What are ingredients of blood serum?
Blood Serum is the liquid portion of a blood clot.
Blood plasma minus fibrinogen is?
Serum Serum
How is serum created?
The blood serum is created with the blood plasma alone minus the platelets, blood cells and fibrinogen.
How toxity of serum can be tested?
how can you test for any toxity in blood serum or serum tears.
Why do you need different toothpicks to mix the blood and serum on slide 1 and 2?
I don't know what experiment you're conducting, but when the directions tell you explicitly that you need to use a fresh utensil, then there must be the potential for contamination. Most likely using a different toothpick prevents the contents of slide one from crossing to slide two, which could invalidate your results.
When serum isn't separated it's called?
Blood plasma is serum that hasn't had the clotting factors separated. Like serum, it contains no blood cells.
Serum is the _____.?
Serum is the liquid portion of blood AFTER it has clot. Compared to plasma, which is the liquid portion of blood before it clots. The difference is the absence of fibrinogen in serum.
Which blood types will clump with the addition of anti a serum?
Blood types A and AB will clump with the addition of anti-A serum. The serum reacts with the A antigen present in these blood types to produced clumping.
What is serum and what is its importance in blood transfusions?
Serum is the cell free fluid of the blood. It makes the blood flow smooth in the arteries and veins.
What is Serum analysis blood test for what diagnose?
serum analysis test for
