Serum (blood) toxic response. Blood is centrifuged to remove cellular components. Anti-coagulated blood yields plasma containing fibrinogen and clotting factors. Coagulated blood (clotted blood) yields serum without fibrinogen, although some clotting factors remain. Serum is an essential factor for the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells in combination with the cytokine leukemia inhibitory factor. The serum of convalescent patients successfully recovering (or already recovered) from an infectious disease can be used as a biopharmaceutical in the treatment of other people with that disease, because the antibodies generated by the successful recovery are potent fighters of the pathogen. Such "convalescent serum" (antiserum) is a
Greatest Hits (Blood, Sweat & Tears album) Greatest Hits (Blood, Sweat & Tears album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, initially released in 1972. Although Blood, Sweat & Tears continued to record and tour for several more years, the band's lineup changed dramatically after "Blood, Sweat & Tears 4". This compilation album includes all of the group's best-known material up to that time. This was the group's last album to earn a Gold Record award. Columbia initially chose to incorporate the edited single versions of many of the songs, a decision which was poorly received by some fans. Some later