Agglutinins
| Definition: |
Substances, usually of biological origin, that cause cells or other organic particles to aggregate and stick to each other. They also include those antibodies which cause aggregation or agglutination of a particulate or insoluble antigen. |
| Notes: |
cold agglutinin disease = COLD AGGLUTININ DISEASE see ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE |
| Previously Indexed: |
Antibodies (1966-1972) |
Agglutinins Categories.
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Hemagglutinins - Agents that cause agglutination of red blood cells. They include antibodies, blood group antigens, lectins, autoimmune factors, bacterial, viral, or parasitic blood agglutinins, etc. |
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Immunoconglutinins - Autoantibodies directed against newly-formed EPITOPES created as the COMPLEMENT cascade is activated and the proteins involved change their conformations. |
Agglutinins Definitions and Terms
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