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When collected in heparinized tube is it serum or plasma?

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When collected in heparinized tube is it serum or plasma?

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  1. Serum is when the blood clots, while plasma is when it's in a heparinized tube and settles.


  2. For clarification purposes: Heparin is an anticoagulant and prevents the process of blood clotting. Serum has clotted, plasma has not.

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