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Hal Downey (1877-1959) [1] was an American hematologist. [2]

In 1923, he contributed to the characterization of reactive lymphocytes, which are sometimes called "Downey cells". [3]

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References

  1. Vercellotti GM (September 1987). "Hal Downey, Ph.D. (1877-1959): "Renaissance hematologist"". J. Lab. Clin. Med. 110 (3): 373–4. PMID   3302084.
  2. Whitworth, Judith A.; Firkin, Barry G. (1996). Dictionary of medical eponyms . New York: Parthenon Pub. pp.  98. ISBN   1-85070-333-7.
  3. "CLS_3223_Unit 03_WBC". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-03-07.

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