agglutinin
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An agglutinin is a substance in the blood that causes particles to coagulate and aggregate; that is, to change from fluid-like state to a thickened-mass (solid) state.
Research
76,750 papers- [Cold agglutinin disease].Klinische Wochenschrift · 1988
- [Cold agglutinin titration].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 2005
- [Cold agglutinin titration].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 1999
- Cold agglutinin disease.Postgraduate medicine · 1976
- Study on the interaction between agglutinin and chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate using multiple methods.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
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An agglutinin is a substance in the blood that causes particles to coagulate and aggregate; that is, to change from fluid-like state to a thickened-mass (solid) state.
Agglutinins can be antibodies that cause antigens to aggregate by binding to the antigen-binding sites of antibodies. Agglutinins can also be any substance other than antibodies, such as sugar-binding protein lectins.
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