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The agglutination of red cells by allantoic fluid of chick embryos infected with influenza virus.

HIRST, George Keble (1909 – 1994) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Science, 94, 22-23. 1941 CE.

Discovery of virus hemagglutination. Between 1941 and 1942 Hirst developed the hemagglutination assay for quantifying the relative concentration of viruses, bacteria or antibodies.

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Microbiology & Virology
Diagnostics & Imaging

Thematic Classifications

BACTERIOLOGY › Bacteriology, Laboratory techniques in HEMATOLOGY INFECTIOUS DISEASE › GENERAL PRINCIPLES of Infection by Microorganisms Laboratory Medicine › Blood Tests VIROLOGY

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