Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 18, Problem 24RQ
The process in which antibodies attach to antigens, causing the formation of masses of linked cells, is called ________.
- sensitization
- coagulation
- agglutination
- hemolysis
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