Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 280

Question: To store blood some anticoagulant is added. It can be [CPMT 1984]

Options:

A) Sodium chloride

B) Sodium oxalate

C) Potassium chloride

D) Thromboplastin

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Citrate-Phosphate Dextrose (C.P.D.) Acid Citrate Dextrose (A.C.D) and Ethylene Diamino tetra acetic acid (E.D.T.A) and oxalate or citrate are used by blood banks to prevent blood sample from clotting because they immobilise calcium of blood.