Synonyms Rhesus, rhesus factor, blood groups Introduction The rhesus factor is, similar to the AB0 blood group system, a classification of blood groups determined by proteins on the surface of red blood cells (erythrocytes). Like all cells, red blood cells contain a large number of protein molecules against which the body’s immune responses can be … Rhesus – System
Epidemiology In Germany and Central Europe, about 83% of the population is rhesus positive, which may lead to shortages of suitable transfusion blood for rhesus negative recipients of blood donations. The situation for rhesus-negative recipients is even more critical in Eastern Europe, where some of them represent only 4% of the population. Clinical significance The … Epidemiology | Rhesus – System
Synonyms Blood group incompatibility Introduction Rhesus incompatibility (Rhesus- Incompatibility, Rh- Incompatibility) is an incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood. Typical for the occurrence of an incompatibility reaction is a Rhesus negative mother giving birth to a Rhesus positive child. This incompatibility can lead to hemolysis of the fetal erythrocytes and, in the worst case, to … Rhesus incompatibility
Synonyms Blood, blood group, blood types English: blood group Definition The term “blood groups” describes different compositions of glycolipids or proteins on the surface of the red blood cells (erythrocytes). These surface proteins act as antigens. For this reason, non-compatible foreign blood is recognized as foreign during transfusions and leads to the formation of so-called … Blood groups
Rhesus system Just like the AB0 system of blood groups, the Rhesus system is one of the most important blood group systems today. These are antibodies against blood components. The name comes from experiments with rhesus monkeys, through which the rhesus factor was discovered in 1937 by Karl Landsteiner. Due to the already existing A … Rhesus system | Blood groups
Duffy system The Duffy factor of the blood groups is an antigen and at the same time a receptor for Plasmodium vivax. This is the causative agent of malaria disease. Persons who do not develop Duffy factor are therefore resistant to malaria. Otherwise the Duffy system has no further important meaning. Summary The determination of … Duffy system | Blood groups
Synonyms English: blood sugar Blood sugar level Blood sugar value Blood Glucose Plasma glucose Definition The term blood sugar refers to the concentration of the sugar glucose in the blood plasma. This value is given in the units mmol/l or mg/dl. Glucose plays one of the most important roles in the human energy supply, both … Blood sugar
