by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Cellular Therapy According to the journal Transfusion, “the varied use of mononuclear cells (MNCs), CD34+ stem cells, or lymphocytes to treat or prevent various types of diseases.” (Snyder E and Choate J “The emergence of cellular therapy:...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary ZZAP First things first: According to the inventor of this specialized blood bank reagent (Dr. Donald Branch, now with Canadian Blood Services, but at the time of invention at City of Hope in Southern California), it should be said like this:...
by Joe Chaffin | Feb 21, 2016
Glossary Adsorbed Serum/Plasma “Adsorbed serum” or “adsorbed plasma” simply refers to the serum or plasma “left behind” after an adsorption is done (note that the term “adsorbed plasma” refers to a sample is...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Alloantibody In blood banking, an antibody formed in response to pregnancy, transfusion, or transplantation targeted against a blood group antigen that is not present on the person’s red blood cells. These antibodies are most commonly formed against...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Alloimmunization In general, production of an antibody against antigens that come from a different person of the same species. To a blood banker, this refers to the process of producing an alloantibody (targeting a red cell antigen that is absent from the red...
