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Clumping of red blood cells when mixed with antiserum is known as agglutination. This reaction occurs when the red blood cells contain antigens that agglutinate with antibodies present in the antiserum. Agglutination is commonly used in blood typing to determine an individual's blood type.
If anti-B antibodies (from someone who is blood type A or AB) are mixed with group B red cells, agglutination or clumping of red cells will occur due to a reaction between the antibodies and the B antigen on the red cells. This can lead to transfusion reactions if incompatible blood is transfused, causing harm to the recipient.
On the surface of red blood cells Take A type blood, for instance. It has antigens against B type blood contact on its cell surface.
The hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) test is a laboratory technique used to detect antibodies against a specific virus, such as influenza. It involves mixing the virus with red blood cells and antibodies, which inhibit the virus from agglutinating the red blood cells. By measuring the inhibition of hemagglutination, the presence and titer of antibodies against the virus can be determined.
The anti-clumping protein in blood type A is anti-B antibodies. These antibodies are produced by individuals with blood type A to protect against foreign blood cells that have B antigens. They help prevent clumping or agglutination when incompatible blood types are mixed.
Yes, blood cells from a person with type B blood will agglutinate when mixed with type A antiserum. This is because the type A antiserum contains antibodies that recognize the A antigen present on type A blood cells and can cause them to clump together.
the white blood cells the white blood cellsAntigens are generally fragments of protein or carbohydrate molecules. There are millions of different antigens and each one has a unique shape that can be recognised by the white blood cells of your immune system. The white blood cells then produce antibodies to match the shape of the antigens. The antigens on the surface of pathogenic cells are different from those on the surface of your own cells. This enables your immune system to distinguish pathogens from cells that are part of your body. Antigens are also found on the surface of foreign materials like pollen, pet hairs and house dust where they can be responsible for triggering hay-fever or asthma attacks.
If the patient has antibodies against the influenza virus, the antibodies will bind to the virus particles present in the serum. This binding will lead to the formation of virus-antibody complexes. These complexes will then activate the complement system, leading to the lysis of red blood cells through the classical pathway of complement activation.
Anti-B serum will agglutinate in the presence of type B blood. This serum contains antibodies that specifically target the B antigen on the surface of red blood cells. When mixed with type B blood, agglutination will occur, resulting in the clumping of red blood cells.
To type blood to detect ABO and Rh blood groups, a blood sample is collected from a vein in the arm. The blood is then mixed with antibodies that are specific to each blood group (anti-A, anti-B, and anti-Rh). If the blood clumps or agglutinates when mixed with a particular antibody, it indicates the presence of that antigen on the red blood cells, determining the individual's blood type.
no when Rh negative blood from the fetus interacts with Rh+ blood of the mother there will be no antibodies produced due to absence of antigen on the Rh- blood cells and when Rh positive is mixed with Rh negative blood of fetus no response is produced due to the fact that the fetus has an underdeveloped immune system
mxd stand for mixed cells in t he blood