Specific proteins of red cells that are inherited from the parents, and are important to find compatible (matched) blood. Tested with antisera in the blood bank
a category used to describe a person's blood according to the kinds of proteins present on the surface of the red blood cells
the specific class of blood based on the presence or absence of antigens on the red blood cells. The main groups are A, B, AB, O.
Blood cells contain inherited factors that are not the same in all people. Before a scheduled transfusion occurs, samples from the donor and recipient are tested (type A, B, AB, or 0, RH + or - and minor antigens) to make sure they are compatible.
people whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens
a characteristic of Blood donation
a description an individual's characteristics of red blood cells due to substances ( carbohydrates and proteins ) on the cell membrane
a description of certain characteristics of blood which depend on certain substances present on the surface of red blood cells
Identification of the proteins in a person's blood cells so that transfusions can be given with compatible blood products. Possible blood types are A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-, O+, and O-.
There are 4 blood types: O, A, B or AB. Blood types are classified according to the absence or presence of certain proteins. Blood is also classified as Rh positive or Rh negative, by the absence or presence of the Rh factor.
Everyone's blood falls into one of four groups, or types: A, B, AB or O. The type depends on the presence or absence of certain substances on red blood cells. Blood types are inherited.
A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). These substances are significant because they contain specific sequences of amino acids and carbohydrates that are antigenic. As well as being on the surface of RBCs, some of these antigens are also present on the surface of cells of other tissues.
Animals and bacteria have cell surface antigens referred to as a blood type. Antigens from the human ABO blood group system are also found in apes such as chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas. Other animal blood sometimes agglutinates (to varying levels of intensity) with human blood group reagents, but the structure of the blood group antigens in animals is not always identical to those typically found in humans.