Difference between revisions of "Timeline of hematology"
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| 19th century || " Bone marrow was recognized as the site of blood-cell formation in the 19th century, along with the first clinical descriptions of pernicious anemia, leukemia, and a number of other disorders of the blood."<ref name="Hematologyvv"/> | | 19th century || " Bone marrow was recognized as the site of blood-cell formation in the 19th century, along with the first clinical descriptions of pernicious anemia, leukemia, and a number of other disorders of the blood."<ref name="Hematologyvv"/> | ||
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| + | | 20th century || "The discovery of the ABO blood group system in the first quarter of the 20th century made possible the transfusion of blood from one person to another without the serious ill effects that ensue when incompatible blood is given. The study of the blood disease anemia gained impetus from the introduction of the hematocrit, an apparatus for determining the volume of red blood cells as compared with the volume of plasma, and the introduction in 1932 of a simple method of measuring the volume and hemoglobin"<ref name="Hematologyvv"/> | ||
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Revision as of 07:57, 7 September 2018
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| Time period | Development summary |
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| 17th century | "In the 17th century, Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, using a primitive, single-lens microscope, observed red blood cells (erythrocytes) and compared their size with that of a grain of sand"[1] |
| 18th century | "In the 18th century English physiologist William Hewson amplified the description of red cells and demonstrated the role of fibrin in the clotting (coagulation) of blood."[1] |
| 19th century | " Bone marrow was recognized as the site of blood-cell formation in the 19th century, along with the first clinical descriptions of pernicious anemia, leukemia, and a number of other disorders of the blood."[1] |
| 20th century | "The discovery of the ABO blood group system in the first quarter of the 20th century made possible the transfusion of blood from one person to another without the serious ill effects that ensue when incompatible blood is given. The study of the blood disease anemia gained impetus from the introduction of the hematocrit, an apparatus for determining the volume of red blood cells as compared with the volume of plasma, and the introduction in 1932 of a simple method of measuring the volume and hemoglobin"[1] |
Full timeline
| Year | Event type | Details | Location |
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| 1901 | "Karl Landsteiner and his associates define the different blood groups: A, B, AB, and O."[2] | ||
| 1914 | "Richard Lewisohn discovers how sodium citrate can be used to store blood."[2] | ||
| 1936 | "The first blood bank opens in Chicago."[2] | United States | |
| 1961 | "The role of platelets in treating cancer patients is identified."[2] | ||
| 1971 | "Healthcare professionals in the United States start testing blood for Hepatitis B."[2] | United States | |
| 1983 | " Doctors in France and the United States discover the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)."[2] | United States, France | |
| 1987 | "The Food and Drug Administration approves the use of azidothymidine (AZT) to treat HIV."[2] | ||
| 1990s | "Recombinant factor replacement products are used to treat hemophilia."[2] |
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