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Low Molecular Weight Dextran and Matching by Enzyme Technics
Author(s) -
Murray S.,
Dewar P. J.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1971.tb04432.x
Subject(s) - dextran , enzyme , antibody , blood transfusion , medicine , in vitro , chemistry , biochemistry , immunology
Infusion of Low Molecular Weight Dextran (LMWD) can result in the serum of a patient causing aggregation of red blood cells if enzyme technics are used for subsequent crossmatching for blood transfusion. LMWD infusion is not likely to obscure the demonstration of an antibody in the patient's serum. Experiments in vitro designed to assess the extent of the effect of LMWD on various enzyme technics are described.