Blood clotting
Term for the restriction or blockage of a blood vessel due to a blood clot
What is Thrombosis?
This is the rarest blood type
What is AB-?
What is immunosuppressive drugs?
Highly polymorphic peptide transporter molecules that can either be Class 1 or Class 2
What are MHCs?
These are the three stages of Haemostasis
What is Vascular spasm, platelet plug formation and Coagulation?
Two parents are Type O and Type AB, these are the possible blood types of the child:
What is Type A or Type B
Mechanical maintenance for kidneys as an alternative to transplantation
What is Dialysis?
MHC class 1 molecules present peptides to this type of cell
What is CD8+ T cells?
An insoluble filamentous protein derived from fibrinogen that traps platelets and blood cells
What is Fibrin?
The presence of these on RBCs determine the blood type
What is A and B antigens
What is organ rejection?
These are the 3 signals required to support T cell activation and differentiation
What is TCR engagement, Co-stimulation and Cytokines?
A commonly used drug to prevent clotting after heart attacks/strokes/major surgery, it is a Vitamin K antagonist
What is Warfarin?
Two genes that code for Rh blood group
What are RHD and RHCE?
A test to determine if the HLAs of the donor organ will be compatible with the transplant recipient
What is a histocompatibility antigen test?
These immune cells are found in the germinal centres of lymph nodes and co-stimulate B cells to proliferate and differentiate
What are T follicular helper cells?