In serum, procalcitonin has a half-life of 25 to 30 hours.
The 3 major groups found in serum include complement, pentraxins, and antibodies.
Results were reported as percent growth of respective untreated cells allowed to grow in serum containing media.
Measurement of immunoglobulin-free light chains in serum has recently become possible.
This was concurrent with a significant decrease in serum total calcium.
Glucose is measured in whole blood, plasma or serum.
Its levels in serum reflect how much heme is present in the blood.
The effective half-life of norfloxacin in serum and plasma is 3-4 hours.
This results in hypocomplementemia, a low C3 level in serum.
This diagnosis is often used as an indicator of vitamin B deficiency in serum.