phytohemagglutinin

Synonyms:
  • PHA
German: Phytohämagglutinin
Japanese: フィトヘムアグルチニン

Biochemistry. A lectin isolated from the red kidney bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. It is a hemagglutinin causing erythrocytes to clump together (agglutination). As a mitogen it stimulates predominantly T lymphocytes.

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