• Question: what is the plasma for?

    Asked by R2D2 to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 13 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Theresia Mina

      Theresia Mina answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      I assume that you refer to the blood plasma?

      Our blood plasma is to “carry” a variety of substance, nutrients, hormones, growth factors, oxygen and our blood cells, and many others across the body.

    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      I agree with Theresia’s
      In science it is also something we do lots of tests on. You can measure lots of things in it from cholesterol and adeponectin through to von Willebrand factor (couldn’t think of full A-Z)

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