Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Blood Serum

Blood serum is the clear, pale-yellow liquid that remains after blood has clotted and the cells and clotting factors have been removed. It contains water, dissolved proteins, hormones, electrolytes, antibodies, antigens, lipids, and metabolic products, but lacks the fibrinogen and other coagulation proteins found in…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 65× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Blood serum is the clear, pale-yellow liquid that remains after blood has clotted and the cells and clotting factors have been removed. It contains water, dissolved proteins, hormones, electrolytes, antibodies, antigens, lipids, and metabolic products, but lacks the fibrinogen and other coagulation proteins found in plasma. Because it carries so many circulating molecules, serum is one of the most widely analyzed samples in clinical and laboratory medicine, used to measure markers of metabolism, immunity, organ function, and disease. Research published in this subject area draws on serum analysis to investigate human health. Studies have examined immunoglobulin responses in serum as indicators of immune activity and biological aging, and have used serum measurements to explore lipid and cardiovascular risk, including vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in patients with coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis risk factors in working populations. Serum and other body-fluid analyses also support diagnostic and screening work, such as comparing trace-element concentrations to detect disease. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to blood serum and its role in laboratory diagnostics, immunology, and metabolic health.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 65 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Body Fluids.

Journal editorial board
Anna Jezierski · Canada Maria Isabel Veiga · Portugal Noehammer Christa · Austria

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