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Whole-body irradiation of dogs immunized with an alum precipitated tetanus toxoid results in a delay in appearance of antitoxin if the first toxoid is administered after radiation. Dogs irradiated 30 days after a first dose of toxoid and receiving a booster injection 24 hours after irradiation presented a good antitoxin response when measured by the hemagglutination test. However, a poor antibody response was found if the antitoxin was measured by the toxin neutralization technics.
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