Anticoagulant is chemical that prevent Hemolysis. Different types of anticoagulant used for different types of tests.
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ANTICOAGULANT PRESENTED BY PUNAM SAHOO
INTRODUCTION When blood is collected, it clots after sometime. The anticoagulants are the chemical agents which prevent the clotting of Blood when mixed with Blood in proper proportion. PURPOSE OF USING ANTICOAGULANTS: - For study of various constituents of Blood components. Study of coagulation (clotting of Blood). Preservation of Blood in Blood Bank.
PROPERTIES OF ANTICOAGULANT It must be soluble in Blood. It must be keep the blood in fluid condition, It must not be bring haemolysis of Blood cells. It must not be change the size of RBC. It must minimize destruction of leukocytes. It must minimize aggregation of platelets.