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Forensic Serology the study of blood serum and other bodily fluids in order to determine
blood characteristics and type
-blood splatter examination and DNA
-the study of antigen- antibody reactions
Carl Lansteiner discovered A-B-O system of classification (Nobel Prize) resulting in
many lives saved and a new field of research
1937 the RH factor in blood was demonstrated, and numerous other factors differentiating
blood types (D-antigen +/-)
How are blood types inherited genetically
8 common types A B AB O +/-
~100 other less common ones
Blood the highly complex mixture of cells, enzymes, proteins, and inorganic substances
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plasma fluid portion of unclotted blood (55%)
erythrocyte red blood cells (RBC)
leukocyte white blood cells
platelets essential for blood clotting (clogged arteries)
how do blood clots happen? when a protein (fibrin) in the plasma traps red blood cells
serum the liquid that separates from the blood when a clot is formed
contains antibodies
Red blood cells contains antigens