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Descriptor
English
:
Coombs Test
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Prueba de Coombs
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Teste de Coombs
Synonyms
English
:
Anti-Human Globulin Consumption Test
Antiglobulin Consumption Test
Antiglobulin Test
Coombs' Test
Tree Number:
E01.370.225.812.735.050.375.150
E05.200.812.735.050.375.150
E05.478.594.760.050.375.150
Definition
English
:
A test to detect non-agglutinating
ANTIBODIES
against
ERYTHROCYTES
by use of anti-antibodies (the Coombs' reagent.) The direct test is applied to freshly drawn blood to detect antibody bound to circulating red cells. The indirect test is applied to serum to detect the presence of
antibodies
that can bind to red
blood cells.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
for
erythrocytes
only: for
lymphocytes
consider
HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING
or CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC
History Note
English
:
2013 (1966)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
22402
Unique Identifier:
D003298
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