RECIPROCAL TRANSFUSION
\ɹɪsˈɪpɹəkə͡l tɹansfjˈuːʒən], \ɹɪsˈɪpɹəkəl tɹansfjˈuːʒən], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_p_ɹ_ə_k_əl t_ɹ_a_n_s_f_j_ˈuː_ʒ_ə_n]\
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Of Brunton, a proposed exchange of equal volumes of blood between a fever patient and a healthy person who has recovered from the fever and is therefore proof against it, and whose blood is likely to contain an element (antitoxin) destructive to the microorganisms in the blood of the patient.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.