In hematology, red cell agglutination or autoagglutination is a phenomenon in which red blood cells clump together, forming aggregates. It is caused by...
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Agglutination is the clumping of particles. The word agglutination comes from the Latin agglutinare (glueing to). Agglutination is a reaction in which...
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Complete blood count (redirect from Red blood cell count)
results is red blood cell agglutination. This phenomenon causes red blood cells to clump together because of antibodies bound to the cell surface. Red blood...
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Blood compatibility testing (redirect from Red blood cell phenotyping)
antibodies to cause red blood cells to clump together when they bind to antigens on the cell surface, a phenomenon called agglutination. Techniques that...
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Hemagglutination, or haemagglutination, is a specific form of agglutination that involves red blood cells (RBCs). It has two common uses in the laboratory: blood...
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leads to agglutination, such as hemagglutination, which involves red blood cells (RBCs). The kind of agglutinogens present on the red blood cells helps determine...
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blood sample with horse or cow red blood cell antigens. These test kits work on the principles of latex agglutination or immunochromatography. Using this...
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result of the presence of fragments, groups of agglutination, and/or abnormal shape of red blood cells. Iron-deficiency anemia usually presents with high...
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with a sample of the donor's red blood cells and checking if the mixture agglutinates or forms clumps. If agglutination is not obvious by direct vision...
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mixed-field agglutination refers to mixed reactions during cell typing where two distinct cell populations are present: agglutinated cells admixed with...
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erythrophagocytosis is suggestive of PCH, while the absence of red cell agglutination as in CAD or microspherocytosis in WAIHA should also be noted. The...
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periodically afterwards. Differential agglutination of the red cells is then used to determine the number of remaining donor cells, allowing the survival rate to...
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donor's red blood cells at room temperature, then centrifuging the sample and observing for agglutination or hemolysis. A lack of agglutination or hemolysis...
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quantitative determination of Influenza virus and antibodies by means of red cell agglutination". J Exp Med. 75 (1): 49–64. doi:10.1084/jem.75.1.49. PMC 2135212...
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Blood transfusion (redirect from Red blood cell transfusion)
components of the blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and other clotting factors. White blood cells are transfused only in very rare circumstances...
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The Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (also called TPPA test) is an indirect agglutination assay used for detection and titration of antibodies...
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together red blood cells were known since the turn of the 19th century. Virologist George K. Hirst is also credited for "discovering agglutination and hemagglutinin"...
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antigens on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). In the appropriate test tube conditions, this can lead to agglutination of RBCs and allowing for visualisation...
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megaloblastic anemias. MCHC can be falsely elevated when there is agglutination of red cells (falsely lowering the measured RBC count) or when there is opacification...
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patient serum. Whereas gel agglutination is based on size exclusion of agglutinated red cells in an inert matrix, red cell affinity column technology...
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to red blood cells, the larger AHG antibodies create a cross-link between IgG sensitized RBC forming visual agglutination. When this agglutination is...
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potential around the suspended red blood cells, thus dispersing the repulsive negative charges and enhancing agglutination. Low ionic strength saline (LISS)...
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complement system results in opsonization, the agglutination of red blood cells, cell lysis, and cell death. These reactions usually take between 2 and...
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quantitative determination of influenza virus and antibodies by means of red cell agglutination". Journal of Experimental Medicine. 75 (1): 49–64. doi:10.1084/jem...
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traditional method for determining the antigen formula is agglutination reactions on slides. The agglutination between the antigen and the antibody is made with...
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tissues) is typically confirmed by bacterial culture, latex particle agglutination tests, or polymerase chain reaction tests on clinical samples obtained...
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to 7.2 nm it has been shown sensitivity can improve two-fold in red cell agglutination based kodecyte assays. However, increasing the size of the spacer...
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antigen-agglutinin interaction. Conversely, agglutination can also be used to identify new bacteria or cells with a specific antigen by exposing them to...
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Humoral immunity (section B cell activation)
antibodies can cause agglutination and precipitation of antibody-antigen products, prime for phagocytosis by macrophages and other cells, block viral receptors...
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Amoeba (redirect from Amoeba (Cell))
composed of various substances, including calcium, silica, chitin, or agglutinations of found materials like small grains of sand and the frustules of diatoms...
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