by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Front Type A slang term for cell grouping or forward grouping (slang, yes, but pretty much all blood bankers know exactly what we mean when we say it!). Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast Read the...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) are cells that are capable of multiplying and producing additional blood cells of a particular lineage. The are often somewhat inaccurately called hematopoietic “stem cells”...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Hemagglutination The process in which red blood cells suspended in a solution are reduced to a solid pellet by a red cell antibody. This term is synonymous to the shorter “agglutination.” Hemagglutination is the core reaction in blood banking...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Deglycerolized This term refers to thawed, previously frozen red blood cell (RBC) products processed to remove glycerol prior to transfusion. Glycerol protects RBCs during freezing and thawing, but it can cause hemolysis if not removed (“washed...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary H Gene The H gene encodes an enzyme that is required in the expression of the H antigen on the surface of red blood cells. Translation of the active allele, H, of the FUT1 gene results in formation of the enzyme known as α-1,2-fucosyltransferase (H is...
