plasma
in biology
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Fluid component of blood in which the blood cells and platelets are
suspended. Synonym: blood plasma
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Fluid component of semen produced by the accessory glands, the
seminal vesicles, the prostate, and the bulbo-urethral glands.
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Cell substance outside the nucleus, i.e., the cytoplasm.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 1033
(Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (IUPAC Recommendations 2003))
on page 1065