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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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