The anticoagulant most commonly used to store blood in the blood banks is

Sodium nitrate

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Sodium fluoride

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EDTA

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Acid citrate dextrose

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The correct option is D Acid citrate dextrose
Acid citrate dextrose solution (anticoagulant citrate dextrose solution) is a solution of citric acid, sodium citrate and dextrose in water. It is mainly used as an anticoagulant to preserve blood specimens required for tissue typing because it removes the calcium ion which plays an important role in blood clotting reaction.

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