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[Doctors preparing blood cells for tissue typing]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Schwab, E, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
World Health Organization
Abstract:
Interior view: a man and a woman are extracting blood cells from tissue samples to determine compatibility between tissue donor and recipient. Verso: WHO/15301. EURO. Immunology. A person who receives a transplant must have a tissue type that closely resembles the type of the donor. Cells for tissue typing are obtained from the blood by means of special techniques. These doctors are preparing blood cells in the Hospital Saint-Louis labratories, Paris.
Copyright:
WHO must be mentioned in the accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Copyright Holder:
World Health Organization; Source: Research; Research date: 07/22/2015
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101436932 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013616
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436932