Serum differs from blood plasma in:
lacking globulins
lacking albumins
lacking clotting factors
lacking antibodies
Plasma is the fluid matrix of blood containing proteins like fibrinogen, globulins, and albumins. Factors for coagulation or clotting of blood (like fibrinogen) are present in the plasma in an inactive form. Plasma without the clotting factors is called serum .
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