| 3 Blood: Cells and Plasma Proteins
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After reading this chapter you should be able to:
- Describe the major components of blood.
- Explain the difference between plasma and serum.
- Define the roles of plasma proteins and their broad classification.
- Identify diseases associated with deficiency of specific proteins.
- Discuss the structure and function of the immunoglobulins.
- Appreciate the pathological significance of monoclonal gammopathy.
- Define the acute phase response and the change it induces in the concentrations of circulating plasma proteins.
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