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Antibody synthesis at 25°C was compared with that at 35°C in the lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis. After 2 weeks immunization against S. typhosa, H-agglutinin titers of 1:80 to 1:640 were demonstrable in animals maintained at 35°C. At 25°C, on the other hand antibody level did not exceed 1:10 if detectable. Increasing temperature of 25°C group to 35°C for one week caused a relative increase in antibody synthesis. Thus, antibody synthesis in this species appears dependent on environmental temperature.
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