Blood Groups Flashcards
What does the surface of RBC contain?
Antigens / agglutinogens
What does the plasma contain?
Immunoglobulins → agglutinins/ antibodies
Antigen A antibodies B
Blood group A
Antigen B antibodies A
Blood group B
Antigens A and B no antibodies
Blood group AB
No antigens antibodies A and B
Blood group o
In blood transfusion, the possible reactions occur between what?
Agglutinogens of RBCs of the donor and agglutinis of the plan of the recipient
Why transfusion reaction does not occur between the plasma of the donor and the RBCs of the recipient?
Agglutinins of the donor plasma are very diluted by the recipient plasma
What blood group is a universal donor?
O
What blood group is called universal recipient?
AB