agglutinogenic


ag·glu·tin·o·gen·ic

(ă-glū'tin-ō-jen'ik), Capable of causing the production of an agglutinin. Synonym(s): agglutogenic

ag·glu·tin·o·gen·ic

(ă-glū'tin-ō-jen'ik) Capable of causing the production of an agglutinin.
Synonym(s): agglutogenic.

agglutinogen

(a-gloot-in'o-jen) [ agglutin- + -gen] An antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin. Agglutinogens are used primarily in laboratory testing for antibodies against specific blood types. See: blood groupagglutinogenicagglutogenic (a-gloot?in-o-jen'ik) (a-gloot?o-jen'ik), adjective

A and B agglutinogens

See: blood group; ABO incompatibility

M and N agglutinogens

Antigenic substances found on the membranes of human red blood cells. Anti-M and anti-N agglutinins are rarely found in normal serum. The red blood cells may contain M or N, or both M and N agglutinogens, resulting in blood types M, N, or MN, respectively. See: blood group

Rh agglutinogen

See: Rh factor