blood serum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of blood serum
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Studying the immune system can be invasive: Biomarkers are typically found in blood serum, which can only be extracted in invasive ways.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024
The tests were performed via vaccination and through blood serum transfer from vaccinated mice into non-vaccinated mice.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024
Hypertonic blood serum can affect the shape of your red blood cells, making it harder for them to carry oxygen around your body.
From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2023
Thirty-five days later, they screened the animals’ blood serum for antibodies that targeted ACE2 and blocked SARS-CoV-2 from binding to it.
From Science Magazine • May 23, 2023
He unscrewed them and shook out two very small plastic vials containing golden liquid: Peter Cardinal’s blood serum.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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