BIOL 0130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rh Blood Group System, Antiserum, Antigen
3 Sep 2016
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B - square shaped antigens on rbc"s. Ab - triangular and square shaped antigens on rbc"s (universal recipients) Coagulation/ agglutination: clumping of the blood when antibodies join/ attack antigens on. Rbc"s. results in blocked vessels and no delivery of o2, nutrients, etc. Anti- b serum contains b antibodies. Anti- rh serum contains rh antibodies. This blood types would be blood type a. This blood type would be blood type o which is positive for rh. Positive= rhesus antigen is on the rbc"s. People who have the rhesus factor can only give to people with rhesus factors. People who are negative can donate to everyone. Rhesus factor is an antigen that is made if the instructions are inherited from parent(s). Rhesus antibody- only produced after one exposure. Mom is negative blood type, the first positive blood type child is safe, but it creates the exposure to mom.
