Antibodies were then the only known products of the immune response. It was thought that precipitins, agglutinins, hemolysins, and so on were separate substances. Not long after, Pirquet and Bela ...

The diagnosis of complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae may be difficult. In two of the three cases a raised red blood cell volume secondary to a high titre of cold agglutinins rapidly led to the ...

Passive anti-D immune globulin administered to prevent anti-D antibody formation in RhD-negative women who carry and are exposed to RhD-positive fetal RBCs; once called Rh "sensitization," this is ...

The early focus of transplantation was technical -- replacing lost limbs and teeth, reconstructive surgery, transferring a body part from one animal to another. By the 20th century, the focus had ...