Blood plasma Plasma also serves as the protein reserve of the human body. It plays a vital role in an intravascular osmotic effect that keeps electrolyte concentration balanced and protects the body from infection and other blood disorders. Blood plasma is separated from the blood by spinning a tube of fresh blood containing an anticoagulant in a centrifuge until the blood cells fall to the bottom of the tube. The blood plasma is then poured or drawn off. Blood plasma has a density of approximately 1025 kg/m, or 1.025 g/ml. Blood serum is blood plasma without clotting factors. Plasmapheresis is a medical
Blood, Sweat and Towers Blood, Sweat and Towers Blood, Sweat and Towers is the debut album of English punk rock band the Towers of London, released on 5 June 2006. The album features thirteen tracks, four of which have been released in the United Kingdom as singles. The album was heavily influenced by Sex Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks" and Guns N' Roses' "Appetite for Destruction". Sonically the songs contained on "Blood, Sweat and Towers" are played in a loose punk rock style. The song "Fuck It Up" features on the album twice: one version is an acoustic rendition, while the other is a