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Phytohemagglutinins  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Hemagglutinins, Plant
  • Phytohemagglutinin
  • Plant Hemagglutinins

Scope note

  • Mucoproteins isolated from the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); some of them are mitogenic to lymphocytes, others agglutinate all or certain types of erythrocytes or lymphocytes. They are used mainly in the study of immune mechanisms and in cell culture.

History note

  • 1979; use PLANT AGGLUTININS 1968-1978; for HEMAGGLUTININS, PLANT use PLANT LECTINS 2003-2021 and PLANT AGGLUTININS 1974-2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010835

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