Role of gel based technique for Coomb's test

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 370-372

  Jaiprakash, M ^a   Gupta, P K ^a   Kumar, Harsh ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antiglobulin test; Conventional tube tests; Gel technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL AGGLUTINATION; CELL LYSATE; CENTRIFUGATION; COOMBS TEST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GEL; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; COOMBS' TEST; GELS; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748850927     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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