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phytohemagglutinin

See for:

PHA

Broader Terms:

lectin

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; used mainly in the study of immune mechanisms and in cell culture.

Term Number:

2446-5900


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