## Abstract Since 1901, more than 20 distinct blood group systems have been identified and characterized. Yet, the ABO System, the first described, remains the most clinically significant in blood transfusion and organ transplantation medicine. The ABO antigens are the only cellular antigens which
Basic principles of immunology (immune response) for hemapheresis practitioners
β Scribed by Janice M. Sigmon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 438 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0733-2459
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β¦ Synopsis
Advances in medical knowledge and technology have identified the essential elements involved in the human immune system, their relationships and interactions, and offer more advanced concepts in the design, function, and maintenance of immune response. Immune response begins with the earliest progenitor cell and transfers its legacy of protection through white blood cells and the complement system. A basic understanding of immunology is essential to the hemapheresis practitioner as new treatment regimens requiring hemapheresis interventions develop.
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