Evaluation of methods for detecting alloantibodies underlying warm autoantibodies

Transfusion

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-16

  Leger, Regina M ^a   Garratty, George ^a  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; FICIN; MACROGOL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DILUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032928027     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1999.39199116889.x     Document Type: Article

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