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Serum Ampolue - Rabbit Anti-Human, Absorbed, 1966
Reg. No: HT 3270
- Summary:
- Ampoule of Coombs Reagent: Rabbit Anti-human serum. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria, 1966. The indirect Coombs test is used to screen pregnant women for IgG antibodies that are likely to pass through the placenta into the foetal blood and cause haemolytic disease of the newborn. Rh screening
- Description:
- Glass vial, empty, with paper label, inside yellow oblong cardboard box. Contains instruction leaflet
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 2004
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 4.70 cm (Height), 2.60 cm (Width), 2.70 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | blood analysis, medical diagnostic tests, pregnancy |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection, CSL (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories) Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Pharmacy |
| Tertiary Classification: | pharmaceuticals |
| Inscriptions: | Label: COOMBS REAGENT/RABBIT ANTI-HUMAN/SERUM ABSORBED/For the detection of Rh./sensitization of the red cells/of the newly-born./0.1% SODIUM AZIDE ADDED/1 ML./CSL/COMMONWEALTH SERUM/LABORATORIES/MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. |
| Manufacturer: | CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), Parkville, Victoria, Australia, circa 1965 |
| Expiry Date: | 31 May 1966 |
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