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Who discovered Rh factor? Why was it named so?
[Review question: Pg. No: 215]
[Review question: Pg. No: 215]
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- Landsteiner and Wiener discovered Rh factor of blood in 1940.
- Rh factor is a protein CD antigen present on the surface of the red blood cells in majority of humans.
- This protein is similar to the protein present in Rhesus monkey, hence the term Rh.
- Landsteiner and Wiener discovered Rh factor of blood in 1940.
- Rh factor is a protein CD antigen present on the surface of the red blood cells in majority of humans.
- This protein is similar to the protein present in Rhesus monkey, hence the term Rh.
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