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Hemagglutination inhibition assay

The hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) is a serological test that quantifies antibodies blocking virus-induced clumping of red blood cells, and is the primary method for measuring influenza antibody responses.

Hemagglutination Tests

Hemagglutination tests (HA, HI/HAI, Hirst test) detect and quantify viruses or antibodies by visible clumping of red blood cells via viral hemagglutinin; used for influenza diagnosis, vaccine antigenic characterization, and blood group typing.

Hemagglutinin (influenza)

Influenza hemagglutinin (HA), the major surface glycoprotein of influenza A and B viruses, binds sialic acid receptors and mediates low-pH membrane fusion; it is the main target of neutralizing antibodies, antigenic drift, and seasonal and universal flu vaccines.

Hemagglutinin esterase

Hemagglutinin esterase is a family of viral glycoproteins that bind O-acetylated sialic acids; the best-known member is HEF, the single spike protein of influenza C virus.

Hemaka

Hemaka was a high official of Egypt's First Dynasty, chancellor under King Den around 3000–2900 BCE, known from his large Saqqara mastaba tomb, which contained the earliest known roll of papyrus.

Hemaka (Buddhist figure in the Pali Canon)

Hemaka (हेमक) was one of sixteen brahmin pupils of the ascetic Bāvarī who traveled to question the Buddha, and per the commentary attained arahantship at the teaching's conclusion.

Hemal Ingle

Hemal Ingle (हेमल इंगळे), also credited as Hemal Dev, is an Indian actress and model born 1996 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, known for Ashi Hi Aashiqui, Hushaaru, Unaad, Navra Maza Navsacha 2, and the TV series 1962: The War in the Hills.

Hemamala

Hemamala is the Kalinga princess whom Sinhalese chronicles credit with carrying the Buddha's left canine tooth relic from India to Sri Lanka in the 4th century, hidden in her hair.

Hemamala I. Karunadasa

Hemamala I. Karunadasa is a Sri Lankan-born materials chemist, Professor of Chemistry at Stanford with a joint appointment at SLAC, known for lead-free halide perovskites for solar cells and lighting.

Hemamieh

Hemamieh is a Predynastic settlement site on the east bank of the Nile in Middle Egypt, excavated by Gertrude Caton-Thompson from 1924, whose stratified sequence runs from the Badarian culture through the Naqada phases.

Hemanatha rasa

Hemanatha rasa (Hemnath Ras), a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral rasa formulation from Bhaishajya Ratnavali 86/43-47, made from kajjali (mercury-sulfur) with gold, iron, coral and tin bhasmas, dosed 375 mg for urinary disorders.

Hemanext Inc.

Hemanext Inc., formerly New Health Sciences, Inc., is a privately held medical technology company in Lexington, Massachusetts that develops oxygen-controlled processing and storage of red blood cells for transfusion therapy.

Hemang Badani

Hemang Kamal Badani (born 1976, Chennai) is a former Indian left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler: 4 Tests, 40 ODIs (867 runs, one century), later Delhi Capitals and Southern Brave head coach.

Hemang Joshi

Hemang Joshi, BJP MP for Vadodara, Gujarat since June 2024 and national president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from August 2026, succeeding Tejasvi Surya; born 1991 in Porbandar, physiotherapist and HR postgraduate from MSU Baroda.

Hemangioblast

Hemangioblast: a transient mesoderm-derived progenitor giving rise to both endothelial and hematopoietic cells, proposed by Sabin (1917), named by Murray (1932); demonstrated via BL-CFCs in embryoid bodies and zebrafish fate mapping, distinct from hemogenic endothelium.

Hemangioblastoma

Hemangioblastoma: benign WHO grade 1 vascular tumor of the CNS, mostly cerebellum and spinal cord; sporadic or von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)-associated; treated by resection or stereotactic radiosurgery.

Hemangioma

Hemangioma: a benign vascular tumor of clumped blood vessels; infantile hemangioma (strawberry mark) is the most common benign tumor of infancy, grows then involutes, treated with propranolol; distinct from vascular malformations; cherry and liver forms also occur.

Hemangiosarcoma

Hemangiosarcoma (HSA), also called angiosarcoma, is a malignant tumor of blood vessel endothelial cells, typically affecting the spleen or heart of older, large-breed dogs; rare in humans, treated by surgery plus doxorubicin with poor prognosis.

Hemango Biswas

Hemango Biswas (হেমাঙ্গ বিশ্বাস, 1912–1987) was a Bengali singer, composer, and communist activist from Sylhet known for building Bengali mass songs on folk music and pioneering IPTA in Assam.

Hemant Birje (हेमंत बिरजे)

Hemant Birje (हेमंत बिरजे), born 1965 in Belgaum, is an Indian actor, the "Indian Tarzan" of Adventures of Tarzan (1985) and star of the Ramsay Brothers horror film Veerana (1988), with roughly 150 film credits.

Hemant Dhome

Hemant Dhome (हेमंत ढोमे), born 1986 in Pune, is a Marathi actor, writer, producer, and director; debut Kshanbhar Vishranti (2010), directorial debut Baghtos Kay Mujra Kar (2017), known for Jhimma, Jhimma 2, Fussclass Dabhade, and Chalchitra Mandalee with Kshitee Jog.

Hemant Karkare

Hemant Karkare (1954–2008), Indian Police Service officer and Maharashtra ATS chief; led the 2008 Malegaon blast investigation arresting 11 including Pragya Thakur and Col Purohit; killed with Kamte and Salaskar in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks; posthumous Ashoka Chakra.

Hemant Khandelwal

Hemant Khandelwal is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who has served as the party's Madhya Pradesh president since 2025 and represents Betul in the state assembly.

Hemant Kher

Hemant Kher (born 1977), Indian actor, writer, and NSD-trained acting coach from Surat; known as Ashwin Mehta in Scam 1992 (2020), Gujarati Mid Day Award winner, coach on Mitron and Notebook.

Hemant Kumar (হেমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়)

Hemant Kumar (Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, হেমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়, 1920–1989) was an Indian playback singer, music director, and producer; composer of Nagin (Filmfare winner) and singer of Yeh Nayan Dare Dare. Not the Patna nephrologist, railway officer, or software developer of the same name.

Hemant Kumar Thapar

Hemant Kumar Thapar is an American engineer and founder of OmniTier, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2019 for coding advances in magnetic recording.

Hemant Meena

Hemant Meena is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who serves as a cabinet minister in the Government of Rajasthan and represents Pratapgarh in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.

Hemant Mohapatra

Hemant Mohapatra is an Indian venture capital investor and Partner at Lightspeed India Partners, known for investing in AI companies such as Sarvam AI and Supabase.

Hemant Savara

Hemant Vishnu Savara is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician and former orthopedic surgeon who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Palghar, Maharashtra, in the 2024 general election.

Hemant Soren (हेमंत सोरेन)

Hemant Soren (हेमंत सोरेन), JMM leader and son of Shibu Soren, is Chief Minister of Jharkhand in his third term since July 2024, after arrest, bail, and a 56-seat INDIA bloc election win.