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Clinical and experimental| Volume 44, ISSUE 2, P235-237, August 1954

Diagnosis of subgroups of blood groups a and ab by use of plant agglutinins (lectins)

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      Abstract

      It is shown that the agglutinins from Dolichos biflorus and Ulex europeus form a pair well adapted for use in the routine diagnosis of the subgroups A and AB. The preparation of the reagents, which is extremely simple, is described.
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