Apheresis - A procedure in which blood is collected, part of the blood such as platelets or white

blood cells is taken out, and the rest of the blood is returned to the donor.

Centrifugation - is a method of separating molecules having different densities by spinning them
in solution around an axis (in a centrifuge rotor) at high speed. It is one of the most useful and
frequently employed techniques in the molecular biology laboratory.

Antigen - Any substance that causes the body to make an immune response against that
substance. Antigens include toxins, chemicals, bacteria, viruses, or other substances that come
from outside the body. Body tissues and cells, including cancer cells, also have antigens on them
that can cause an immune response.a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune
response in the body, especially the production of antibodies. Antigens are substances that
stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies. Each antigen has a distinct surface feature or
epitope. Thus there is a resultant effect of a specific response. Antigens could be anything like a
pathogen or bacteria or fungi or even virus. They cause diseases or allergic reactions.

Antibody-  A protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an
antigen (a substance that causes the body to make a specific immune response).
Antibodies- are proteins produced by the immune system in response to infection. They are an
important part of the body's defence system as they work to destroy disease-causing organisms
(such as viruses or bacteria) and block them from infecting human cells

Rh factor - The Rh factor is an inherited protein that can be found on the surface of the red blood
cell. If your blood type is positive, then your blood cells have the Rh protein. If your blood type
is negative, then your blood cells lack the Rh protein.

Plasma - is the liquid portion of blood. About 55% of our blood is plasma, and the remaining
45% are red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets that are suspended in the plasma.