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The 27 pages that link to Blood plasma, each with the reason it gives.

• Therapeutic drug monitoringRelated: Many drug assays report concentrations measured in plasma rather than whole blood.

• CentrifugationRelated: Spinning anticoagulated blood separates plasma from cellular components.

• Aqueous solutionBroader topic: It is a complex biological example of water carrying dissolved ions and molecules.

• BloodBroader topic: It carries dissolved substances and suspends blood cells and platelets.

• SerologyCompared with: Plasma retains clotting factors that are removed when serum is prepared.

• SoluteRelated: Its dissolved ions and molecules are biologically important solutes carried through the body.

• UrineCompared with: Kidneys filter plasma, then alter its water and solute content to form urine.

• Aqueous humorCompared with: Aqueous humor is derived from plasma but has a distinct composition and very low protein concentration.

• Interstitial fluidCompared with: It is the vascular fluid separated from interstitial fluid by capillary walls.

• LymphCompared with: Lymph resembles plasma but typically contains less protein and no red blood cells.

• Circulatory systemBroader topic: It carries cells and transports many dissolved materials through the body.

• ViremiaRelated: Many clinical assays quantify viral material in plasma.

• Extracellular fluidBroader topic: It is the circulating component of extracellular fluid.

• Clinical chemistryRelated: Plasma is a common specimen for measuring circulating chemical constituents.

• Erythrocyte sedimentation rateRelated: Plasma proteins alter how red blood cells aggregate and therefore affect the sedimentation rate.

• PlasmapheresisBroader topic: Plasma is the component separated and removed or replaced in plasmapheresis.

• Blood alcohol concentrationBroader topic: Laboratory results may measure ethanol in plasma, whose concentration can differ from whole blood.

• Blood bankRelated: Plasma is collected and stored as a component for patients who need clotting factors or volume support.

• Arne TiseliusRelated: Plasma and serum provided protein mixtures for electrophoretic study.

• Blood cellCompared with: Unlike blood cells, plasma is the fluid medium in which they circulate.

• Blood testBroader topic: Many tests analyze plasma to measure substances circulating beyond the blood cells.

• Charles R. DrewBroader topic: Plasma was the blood component at the center of Drew’s preservation research.

• Ramón Villeda MoralesRelated: It is a source and transport medium for circulating factors investigated in brain-aging studies.

• Body fluidBroader topic: Its volume and composition are routinely assessed in clinical care.

• Body fluid compartmentsBroader topic: It is the intravascular part of extracellular fluid, not a separate principal compartment.

• ChannichthyidaeRelated: With no red cells or hemoglobin, icefish blood carries oxygen largely dissolved in plasma.

• ThermolabileRelated: Its proteins and clotting factors can lose function when exposed to excessive heat.