Agglutination

Agglutination (from the Latin  agglutinare  - joining, ) is the aggregation of various particles, such as blood cells, bacteria, etc. It is an immunological reaction in which a connection [ [Antibody]] and antigen on the cell surface. Because antibodies have multiple binding sites, cells aggregate on the surface of which antigens are located.

Coagulation and agglutination have little in common ...

However, we often hear that when typing blood, the sample "clots". However, this is a false statement. So:
 *  Coagulation  = "blood clotting"
 * is a chain of proteolytic reactions of plasma coagulation factors. The result is polymerization of fibrin and the formation of a precipitate.


 *  Agglutination  = blood cell aggregation
 * is a reaction of type antigen - antibody. Non-covalent reaction, between plasma proteins and erythrocytes.

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