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phytohemagglutinin

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phytohemagglutinin /phy·to·hem·ag·glu·ti·nin/ (-hem″ah-glldbomact´in-in) a hemagglutinin of plant origin.
phy·to·he·mag·glu·ti·nin (ft-hm-gltn-n)
n.
Abbr. PHA A hemagglutinin extracted from a plant. Also called phytolectin.
phytohemagglutinin (PHA)
[fī′tōhem′əglo̅o̅′tinin]
Etymology: Gk, phyton, plant, haima, blood; L, agglutinare, to glue
a hemagglutinin that is derived from a plant, specifically the lectin obtained from the red kidney bean. Also called phytolectin.
phytohemagglutinin [fi″to-he″mah-gloo´tĭ-nin]
a lectin isolated from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); it is a hemagglutinin that agglutinates mammalian erythrocytes and a mitogen that stimulates predominantly T lymphocytes. Abbreviated PHA.
phytohemagglutinin
a hemagglutinin of plant origin.
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