how are fibrinogen and serum related
Answers
Serum is that part of blood which is similar in composition with plasma but exclude clotting factors of blood. Fibrinogen is a protein that is involved in blood coagulation. Fibrinogen is an inactive protein and it performs its functions by converting into fibrin .
both are related to blood which is present in our body
Fibrinogen and serum are related of blood and blood clotting.
In fact, serum is blood plasma without fibrinogen
Explanation:
Fibrinogen
It is a soluble protein present in the blood plasma which is important for blood clotting. During an injury, fibrinogen converts to its insoluble form called ‘fibrin’ in the presence of other clotting factors like Ca²⁺, prothrombin, etc. and Vitamin K. This fibrin acts like a fibrous mesh holding RBCs and platelets forming a 'fibrin clot' and stops bleeding.
Serum
It is the pale-coloured fluid that oozes out of the wound/injured site. Therefore, serum is the fluid component of blood after the clotting process. This is devoid of RBCs, WBCs, platelets and fibrinogen.
Thus, serum is blood plasma without fibrinogen.