Difference among plasma and serum

What is the basic difference among plasma and serum?

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Plasma is an anticoagulant and serum is a clot activator so whenever blood mixes with plasma it can’t become or make a clot, however whenever it is mixed with serum it clots. Lots of anticoagulants consists of calcium that binds with blood, other contain potassium oxalate that can act as a preservative for the blood.

Whenever blood is mixed with serum it will clot sooner since numerous contain thrombin that coagulates faster and other thixotropic gel that acts as thrombin.

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