Lewis Blood Group, Le Blood Group
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Lewis blood group — n any of a system of blood groups controlled by a pair of dominant recessive alleles and characterized by antigens which are released into body fluids, are adsorbed onto the surface of red blood cells, and tend to interreact with the antigens… … Medical dictionary
Lewis blood group system — ▪ physiology classification of human blood based on the expression of glycoproteins called Lewis (Le) antigens (antigen) on the surfaces of red blood cells (erythrocyte) or in body fluids, or both. The Lewis antigen system is intimately… … Universalium
Lewis blood group — A pair of blood group activities associated with the A, B, H substances. Lewis Lea is a separate gene, whereas Leb arises from the combined activity of the enzymes specified by Lea and H genes … Dictionary of molecular biology
blood group — Med. any of various classes into which human blood can be divided according to immunological compatibility, based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells. Also called blood type. Cf. ABO system, Rh factor. [1915 20] * * … Universalium
blood group antigens — the antigens responsible for specificities of blood groups; those of the ABO and Lewis blood groups were the first to be characterized. They are formed by sequential addition of monosaccharide moieties to any of several different types of… … Medical dictionary
Blood type — (or blood group) is determined, in part, by the ABO blood group antigens present on red blood cells. A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the… … Wikipedia
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Blood transfusion — Intervention Plastic bag containing packed red blood cells in citrate, phosphate, dextrose, and adenine (CPDA) solution … Wikipedia
Lewis antigen system — is a human blood group system based upon genes on chromosome 19. There are two main types of Lewis antigens, Lewis a and Lewis b. They are red cell antigens which are not produced by the erythrocyte itself. Instead, it is a component of body… … Wikipedia
Lewis Gordon — Lewis Ricardo Gordon (born 1962) is a Jamaican philosopher who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, philosophy of human and life sciences, phenomenology, philosophy of existence, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories… … Wikipedia
