Chemicals and Drugs

Rh-Hr Blood-Group System

Erythrocyte isoantigens of the Rh (Rhesus) blood group system, the most complex of all human blood groups. The major antigen Rh or D is the most common cause of erythroblastosis fetalis.

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Erythrocyte isoantigens of the Rh (Rhesus) blood group system, the most complex of all human blood groups. The major antigen Rh or D is the most common cause of erythroblastosis fetalis.

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18 entry terms
  • Rhesus Blood-Group System
  • Blood-Group System, Rh-Hr
  • Blood-Group System, Rhesus
  • Blood-Group Systems, Rh-Hr
  • Blood-Group Systems, Rhesus
  • Rh Hr Blood Group System
  • Rh-Hr Blood-Group Systems
  • Rhesus Blood Group System
  • Rhesus Blood-Group Systems
  • System, Rh-Hr Blood-Group
  • System, Rhesus Blood-Group
  • Systems, Rh-Hr Blood-Group
  • Systems, Rhesus Blood-Group
  • Antigen D, Rh Blood Group
  • Rh Factors
  • Factor, Rh
  • Factors, Rh
  • Rh Factor

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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coordinate IM with disease /blood (IM), not /immunol nor /genet

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76; was RH FACTORS 1963-75

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WH 425

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rh-Hr Blood-Group System. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012204. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012204
  2. Rh-Hr Blood-Group System. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh_blood_group_system
  3. Rh-Hr Blood-Group System. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q425832