Plasma
Encyclopedia
Plasma may refer to:
  • Blood plasma
    Blood plasma
    Blood plasma is the straw-colored liquid component of blood in which the blood cells in whole blood are normally suspended. It makes up about 55% of the total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid...

    , the yellow-colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended
  • Plasma (physics)
    Plasma (physics)
    In physics and chemistry, plasma is a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. Heating a gas may ionize its molecules or atoms , thus turning it into a plasma, which contains charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons or ions...

    , an ionized state of matter similar to a gas
    • Plasma display
      Plasma display
      A plasma display panel is a type of flat panel display common to large TV displays or larger. They are called "plasma" displays because the technology utilizes small cells containing electrically charged ionized gases, or what are in essence chambers more commonly known as fluorescent...

      , a common application of plasma, a flat-panel electronic visual display technology
    • Plasma antenna
      Plasma antenna
      A plasma antenna is a type of radio antenna currently in development in which plasma is used instead of the metal elements of a traditional antenna. A plasma antenna can be used for both transmission and reception...

      , a type of radio antenna
  • Plasma globe or plasma lamp, novelty items that were most popular in the 1980s
  • Plasma lamp
    Plasma lamp
    Plasma globes, or plasma lamps , are novelty items that were most popular in the 1980s...

    , a type of electrodeless lamp energized by radio frequency power
  • Milk plasma or whey, the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained
  • KDE Plasma Workspaces, a umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE
  • Plasma (mineral), bright green chalcedony, sometimes found with small spots of jasper resembling blood drops
  • Plasma Records
    Plasma Records
    Plasma Records Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is a global music label. It was formed in 2000 by Manmohan Waris, Kamal Heer and Sangtar.-History:...

    , a World Record Label
  • Plasma effect
    Plasma effect
    The plasma effect is a computer-based visual effect animated in real-time. It uses cycles of changing colours warped in various ways to give an illusion of liquid, organic movement....

    , a computer-based animated visual effect, used in graphics demonstrations
  • Plasma (album)
    Plasma (Album)
    Plasma is Trey Anastasio's first live album. The two-disc set features live tracks recorded during Trey's summer and fall tour in 2002 with his dectet, which included a guitar, bass, saxophones, trumpet, trombone, tuba, flute, percussion, keyboards, and drums...

    , a 2003 live album by Trey Anastasio
  • Plasma (comics)
    Plasma (comics)
    Plasma is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Fictional character biography:Leila O'Toole was born in Dublin, Ireland. As a college student, Leila travels to Egypt to explore the ruins in the Nile Valley. There, she encounters the Cult of the Living Pharaoh, was intrigued by the cult...

    , a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
  • Plasma weapon, any theoretical firearm designed to use plasma (high-energy ionized gas)
    • Plasma weapon (fiction)

Cell biology

  • Cytoplasm
    Cytoplasm
    The cytoplasm is a small gel-like substance residing between the cell membrane holding all the cell's internal sub-structures , except for the nucleus. All the contents of the cells of prokaryote organisms are contained within the cytoplasm...

    , a water-like substance that fills cells
  • Germplasm
    Germplasm
    A germplasm is a collection of genetic resources for an organism. For plants, the germplasm may be stored as a seed collection or, for trees, in a nursery.-See also:*Germ plasm, the germ cell determining zone...

    , describes a collection of genetic resources for an organism
  • Germ plasm
    Germ plasm
    Germ plasm or polar plasm is a zone found in the cytoplasm of the egg cells of some model organisms , which contains determinants that will give rise to the germ cell lineage. As the zygote undergoes mitotic divisions the germ plasm is ultimately restricted to a few cells of the embryo...

    , a zone in the cytoplasm determining germ cells
  • Nucleoplasm
    Nucleoplasm
    Similar to the cytoplasm of a cell, the nucleus contains nucleoplasm or karyoplasm. The nucleoplasm is one of the types of protoplasm, and it is enveloped by the nuclear membrane or nuclear envelope. The nucleoplasm is a highly viscous liquid that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleoli...

    , a highly viscous liquid that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleoli
  • Protoplasm
    Protoplasm
    Protoplasm is the living contents of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane. It is a general term of the Cytoplasm . Protoplasm is composed of a mixture of small molecules such as ions, amino acids, monosaccharides and water, and macromolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and...

    , the living substance inside the cell
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK