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Protease Inactivation of the Red Cell Antigen Xg a
Author(s) -
Habibi B.,
Tippett P.,
Lebesnerais M.,
Salmon C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1979.tb04513.x
Subject(s) - proteases , red cell , antigen , neuraminidase , protease , red blood cell , chemistry , serology , elution , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , chromatography , biology , enzyme , immunology , antibody , medicine
. The study of the agglutinability of Xg(a +) cells by several examples of anti‐Xg a and absorption‐elution tests showed that the red blood cell antigen Xg a is destroyed by proteases commonly used in blood group serology but not by neuraminidase.