Blood

• When centrifuged
• Plasma
• Platelets
• WBC
• RBC

Plasma Proteins

• 60% Albumin
• Functions as an osmotic agent
• Regulates blood volume
• Carrier of otherwise insoluble molecules
• 36% Globulin’s
• Alpha
• Carrier of otherwise insoluble molecules
• Beta
• Carrier of otherwise insoluble molecules
• Gamma
• All of the antibodies
• 4% Fibrinogen

Hematocrit - % RBC in blood

Serum Proteins

• 63% Albumin
• 37% Glublin
• all of the Fibrinogen has been converted to insoluble fibrin
• (Fibrinogen –Thrombin® Fibrin)