phytohemagglutinin (phytolectin, PHA)

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Introduction

Phyto-mitogen from plants that agglutinates erythrocytes. Commonly used in reference to lectin obtained from red kidney bean, a mitogen that stimulates T-cells more than B-cells.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999