Boucle yarn is a loose, three ply yarn with a characteristic curly appearance. Used in weaving, knitting, and crocheting, boucle...
Cold agglutinins are antibodies that cause clumping or agglutination of RBCs at cold temperatures in individuals with certain conditions or who are infected by particular organisms. Cold agglutinins are associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. M. pneumoniae has i antigen specificity to human RBC membranes. Fetal cells largely contain i antigens, but by 18 mo most cells carry the I antigen.
Likewise, in an Italian study, small concentrations of wheat germ agglutinin, a protein distinct from gluten, roused cytokines from human intestinal cells growing in a plastic well. Preliminary research suggests that, in other cases, by-products of gluten digestion may be the problem.