Agglutination is …?

Agglutination

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Agglutination: When the blood of two people is mixed together, it clumps or forms visible chunks in the liquid plasma. The red blood cells become sticky and clump together.   This is what agglutination looks like                     … Continue reading 

Life of a Red Blood Cell (RBC)

Life of a RBC

The RBC lifetime is about 120 days The life cycle of a Red Blood Cell. a) Kidneys respond to a lower than normal oxygen concentration in the blood by releasing the hormone erythropoietin.  b) Erythropoietin travels to the red bone marrow and stimulates an increase in … Continue reading 

Bombay Blood Types as O

Bombay Blood

  The ONLY True Universal Blood Donor  ~ ~ ~ FACTS ABOUT BOMBAY BLOOD:  1. This type is commonly mistaken as type O 2.  It can be Rh positive (Rh+) or  Rh negative (Rh-) 3.  It is lacking the H antigen that we all have 4. ONLY 179 people in India have this type … Continue reading