Bethesda unit

A Bethesda unit (BU) is a measure of blood coagulation inhibitor activity. It is the amount of inhibitor that will inactivate half of a coagulant during the incubation period.[1] It is the standard measure used in the United States, and is so named because it was adopted as a standard at a conference in Bethesda, Maryland.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bethesda unit". Biology Online. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  2. ↑ Schumacher, Harold Robert (2000). Handbook of Hematologic Pathology. Informa Health Care. p. 583. ISBN 978-0-8247-0170-3.
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