Canines are often used as a non-rodent model for evaluating the efficacy and safety of newly developed drugs and chemicals, primarily owing to their morphological and physiological similarities to humans.
Serum is a blood-derived product. To prepare serum, blood is centrifuged to remove cellular components. If the blood is anti-coagulated, it will yield plasma containing fibrinogen and clotting factors. Coagulated blood (clotted blood) yields serum without fibrinogen or other clotting factors. Blood serum is a major source of biomarkers.
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- Caution: This product was prepared from animal blood. Treat all products containing animal-derived materials as potentially infectious, as no known test methods can offer assurance that products derived from animal tissues will not transmit infectious agents.

