Write the feature that distinguishes between the two: Plasma and Serum.

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(N/A) Plasma: It is the straw-colored,viscous fluid matrix of blood that remains after removing blood cells. It contains all the clotting factors in their inactive form.
Serum: It is the fluid that remains after the blood has clotted. When blood clots,the clotting factors (like fibrinogen) are consumed to form a fibrin mesh,trapping the blood cells. The clear,yellowish fluid that separates from this clot is called serum. Therefore,serum is essentially plasma minus the clotting factors.

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