Serum may refer to:
Biology and pharmacology
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Serum (blood)
Serum () is the fluid and solvent component of blood which does not play a role in clotting. It may be defined as blood plasma without the clotting factors, or as blood with all cells and clotting factors removed. Serum contains all proteins ...
, plasma from which the clotting proteins have been removed
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Antiserum
In immunology, antiserum is a blood serum containing antibodies (either monoclonal or polyclonal) that is used to spread passive immunity to many diseases via blood donation ( plasmapheresis). For example, convalescent serum, or passive ant ...
, blood serum with specific antibodies for passive immunity
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Serous fluid
In physiology, serous fluid or serosal fluid (originating from the Medieval Latin word ''serosus'', from Latin ''serum'') is any of various body fluids resembling serum, that are typically pale yellow or transparent and of a benign nature. The fl ...
, any clear bodily fluid
Places
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Serum, India
Sedam or Seram is a town in Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of the Sedam Taluka.
Demographics
Sedam is a Town Municipal Council city and divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 ...
Other uses
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Gary Serum
Gary Wayne Serum (born October 24, 1956) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played seasons at the major league level for the Minnesota Twins. He was signed by the Twins as an amateur free agent in 1975. Serum played his last professi ...
(born 1956), American baseball player
*Serum, a software synthesizer VST created by
Steve Duda
Steve Duda is an American DJ, record producer, audio engineer, manager and software engineer from Menlo Park, California. He is best known for his mid-2000s collaborative electronic music projects with Canadian record producer and DJ Deadmau5 u ...
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Sera (disambiguation)
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