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With anticoagulant = plasma (still has soluble fibrinogen). Without anticoagulant = serum ( fibrinogen has been converted into insoluble fibrin in clot and is spun down with cells). Source(s): Medical Scientist. liz down under Â· 9 years ago.
Serum (blood) Preparation of serum cups for a lipids panel designed to test cholesterol levels in a patientâs blood. In blood, the serum (/ËsÉªÉrÉm/ or /ËsÉªrÉm/) is the component that is neither a blood cell (serum does not contain white or red blood cells) nor a clotting factor; it is the blood plasma not including the fibrinogens.