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Plasma is the&nbsp;yellow/straw coloured liquid&nbsp;component&nbsp;thats makes up&nbsp;~55% of&nbsp;blood&nbsp;and is responsible for holding blood cells in suspension as well as transporting nutrients (mainly soluble proteins, electrolytes, glucose, hormones and CO<sub>2</sub>)&nbsp;around the circulatory system.
Plasma is the&nbsp;yellow/straw coloured liquid&nbsp;component&nbsp;thats makes up&nbsp;~55% of&nbsp;[[blood|blood]]&nbsp;and is responsible for holding blood cells in suspension as well as transporting nutrients (mainly soluble proteins, electrolytes, [[glucose|glucose]], [[hormones|hormones]] and[[Carbon_dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]])&nbsp;around the circulatory system.

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Plasma is the yellow/straw coloured liquid component thats makes up ~55% of blood and is responsible for holding blood cells in suspension as well as transporting nutrients (mainly soluble proteins, electrolytes, glucose, hormones andCO2) around the circulatory system.