Relationship between ABO blood group and levels of Gal α,3Galactose- reactive human immunoglobulin G

Transplantation

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 546-549

  McMorrow, Isabel M ^a   Comrack, Christopher A ^a   Nazarey, Pradeep P ^a   Sachs, David H ^a   DerSimonian, Harout ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP A ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP B ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP O ANTIGEN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; GALACTOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; CELL SEPARATION; DISACCHARIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISOANTIBODIES; ISOANTIGENS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; SWINE;

EID: 0030852712     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199708150-00032     Document Type: Article

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