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Blood and Body Fluids, , 6. Role in Viscosity of Blood, , The plasma proteins provide viscosity to the, blood, which is important to maintain the blood, pressure. Albumin provides maximum viscosity, than the other plasma proteins., , 7. Role in Erythrocyte Sedimentation, Rate (ESR), , Globulin and fibrinogen accelerate the tendency, of rouleaux formation by the red blood cells., Rouleaux formation is responsible for ESR, which, is an important diagnostic and prognostic tool, (Chapter 7)., , 8. Role in Suspension Stability of, Red Blood Cells, , During circulation, the red blood cells remain, suspended uniformly in the blood. This property, of the red blood cells is called the suspension, , , , , nd fibrinogen help in jp,, , lity. Globulin a, stability of the red blood cells., , suspension stability, , 9. Role in Production of Trephone, Substances, , Trephone substances are necessary for, nourishment of tissue cells in culture. These, substances are produced by leukocytes from the, plasma proteins., , 10. Role As Reserve Proteins, , During fasting, inadequate food intake o, inadequate protein intake, the plasma proteins, are utilized by the body tissues as the last source, of energy. The plasma proteins are split into, amino acids by the tissue macrophages. The, amino acids are taken back by blood and, , distributed throughout the body to form cellull, protein molecules, > of this, the plasm, proteins are ; a