The Blood Group Antigen FactsBook has been an essential resource in the hematology, transfusion and immunogenetics fields since its first publication in the late 1990s.The third edition of The Blood Group Antigen FactsBook has been completely revised, updated and expanded to cover all 32 blood group systems. It blends scientific background and clinical applications and provides busy researchers and clinicians with at-a-glance information on over 330 blood group antigens, including history and information on terminology, expression, chromosomal assignment, carrier molecular description, functions, molecular bases of antigens and phenotypes, effect of enzymes/chemicals, clinical significance, disease associations and key references.

• Includes over 330 entries on blood group antigens in individual factsheets
• Offers a logical and concise catalogue structure for each antigen in an improved interior design for quick reference
• Written by 3 international experts from the field of immunohematology and transfusion medicine

Donnie, Field, Mannie, Sinic e gli altri. Molti altri. Sono i personaggi a cui dà vita H. E. Francis, facendoli esistere nella loro esatta solitudine o nell'attimo in cui stanno per penetrare quella altrui. E si scopre che un corpo può essere una prigione, perfino quello frangibile della piccola Rhoda, che si assottiglia fin quasi a scomparire. O quello di Erna, la donna rana, tutta appendici informi e drappi di pelle plissettata. O ancora quello dolente di Field, lanciato in una sfrenata danza derviscia. Un antologia di racconti tetri e inattesi pubblicati per la prima volta in Italia.

In 1832, 57 Irish Catholic workers were brought to the United States to lay one of the most difficult miles of American railway, Duffy's Cut of the Pennsylvania Railroad. These men were chosen because, in the eyes of the railroad company that hired them, they were expendable. Deaths were common during the building of the railway but this stretch was worse than most. When cholera swept the camp basic medical attention and community support was denied to them. In the end all 57 men--the entire work crew--died and were buried in a mass unmarked grave. Their families in Ireland were never notified about what happened to them. The company did its best to cover up the incident, which was certainly one of the worst labor tragedies in U.S. history. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly industrializing America, this book tells the story of these men, the sacrifices they made, and the mistreatment that claimed their lives.