Chapter 24, Problem 3TQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The reason that people with O blood group are considered universal donors but not universal acceptors and the universal recipient among all blood types O, AB, A and B.

Introduction:

The blood type is referred to as divisions of the human blood based on the type of antigens and antibodies that are present on the cellular surface of red blood cells. These antigenic substances could be glycolipids, carbohydrates, proteins, or glycoprotein. The tests by which the blood types are tested are known as blood group testing or ABO testing.