serum
liquid (plasma) of blood that separates on clotting
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
Serum (Latin for "whey") may refer to:
Blood plasma with its clotting factors removed.
Any clear bodily fluid, see serous fluid.
Serum Ferritin Test: Shows the level of iron in the liver.
Liver Biopsy: Procedure in which a needle is inserted through the rib cage and abdominal cavity to obtain a sample of liver tissue for testing ...
Serum Proteins
Proteins make up 6-8% of the blood. They are about equally divided between serum albumin and a great variety of serum globulins.
Antiserum Serum prepared from the blood of an immunized animal containing soluble antibodies specific for a particular antigen.
serum The liquid that separates from the blood after coagulation; blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. Also, the clear portion of a biological fluid separated from its particulate elements.
serum - whey]. 1) In histology, the term is used to mean a serous membrane such as the peritoneum, pleura, and pericardium. A serous membrane is composed of a layer of epithelium with a thin layer of connective tissue. Synonym: tunica serosa. 2) In ...
Human serum albumin is the most abundant protein in human blood plasma. It is produced in the liver. Albumin comprises about half of the blood serum protein. It is soluble and monomeric.
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Patient serum which contains antibodies. If the patient is HIV+, then this serum will contain antibodies to HIV, and those antibodies will bind to the HIV antigens on the plate.
(Science: protein) serum protein (70 kD) also called serum spreading factor from its activity in promoting adhesion and spreading of tissue cells in culture. Contains the cell binding sequence arg gly asp (RGD) first found in fibronectin.
A serum protein that stimulates cell division when it binds to its cell-surface receptor. Growth phase (curve). The characteristic periods in the growth of a bacterial culture, as indicated by the shape of a graph of viable cell number versus time.
I believe that the real promise comes from looking in body fluids, probably serum, for the markers that cancer cells emit, the proteins that are present in serum [that are] characteristic of cancer.
Therefore, several years ago, the State of California implemented a simple blood screening called XMSAFP, (Expanded Maternal Serum Alphafetoprotein) done between 15 and 20 weeks gestation to detect aneuploidies and NTDs.
A substance produced by the fetus that is found in fetal serum, amniotic fluid, and the mother's bloodstream.
In serum and in cerebrospinal fluid ApoE binds lipoprotein particles, which contain cholesterol esters, and is critical in the shuttling of cholesterol from cell to cell.
A quantitative assay for the determination of antibody titre in, for example, serum, based on the ability of the serum to neutralise a known amount of a standard virus antigen.
immunoglobulins - a group of serum molecules produced by B lymphocytes. Also known as antibodies
infection - growth of an organism within the body ...
Growth factor. A serum protein that stimulates cell division when it binds to its cell-surface receptor.
serosa
A serous membrane such as the peritoneum that secretes a serum.
seta (plural, setae)
1. the erect aerial part of the spore-producing structure of mosses or liverworts. 2. a slender, straight prickle.
 See also: Protein, Trans, Blood, Human, Proteins
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