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... plasma , is a clear , slightly sticky , yellow- ish liquid . After a fatty meal plasma transiently appears turbid . Within the body the blood is permanently fluid , and turbulent flow assures that cells and plasma are fairly ...
... plasma , is a clear , slightly sticky , yellow- ish liquid . After a fatty meal plasma transiently appears turbid . Within the body the blood is permanently fluid , and turbulent flow assures that cells and plasma are fairly ...
Page 128
... PLASMA The liquid portion of the blood , the plasma , is a com- plex solution containing more than 90 percent water . The water of the plasma is freely exchangeable with that of body cells and other extracellular fluids and is available ...
... PLASMA The liquid portion of the blood , the plasma , is a com- plex solution containing more than 90 percent water . The water of the plasma is freely exchangeable with that of body cells and other extracellular fluids and is available ...
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... plasma protein . In a patient with hemophilia A , factor VIII can be replaced by the infusion into a vein of plasma derived from a normal donor , the cryoprecipitate fraction of normal plasma , or a partially purified preparation of ...
... plasma protein . In a patient with hemophilia A , factor VIII can be replaced by the infusion into a vein of plasma derived from a normal donor , the cryoprecipitate fraction of normal plasma , or a partially purified preparation of ...
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