Heinz body test
Heinz bod·y test
(hīnz),a test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient red blood cells; an oxidant (acetylphenylhydrazine) is added to blood; after incubation at 37°C, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient samples exhibit more than 30% Heinz bodies.
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Heinz,
Robert, German pathologist, 1865-1924.Heinz bodies - intracellular inclusions composed of denatured hemoglobin.
Heinz body anemia
Heinz body test - a test for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient red blood cells.
Heinz-Ehrlich body - Synonym(s): Ehrlich inner body
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