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The mechanism of agglutination of human erythrocytes by lectin, studied using lectin-labeled gold granules as spacers (5–64 nm in size), was found to depend upon the size of the spacer but not upon the number and the mobility of the receptors.
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Horisberger, M. Agglutination of erythrocytes using lectin-labeled spacers. Experientia 34, 721–722 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01947280
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