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Rh factor



Rh factor, protein substance appearing on the surface of red blood cells of most people (85% or more), capable of inducing an immune response. It was first detected in a rhesus monkey in 1940 by Karl Landsteiner and Alexander Weiner.

See also: Landsteiner, Karl.

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