Monoclonal reagents for Rhesus-D typing of Irish patients and donors: A review

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 142-149

  Williams, Martina ^a  

^a IRISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anti D reagents; Partial D. Rh Hr blood group system; Weak D

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RH; HUMAN; IRELAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 0034123734     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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