Abstract
Summary
The administration of Cortisone to 42 sensitized mice 18 hours before the intravenous injection of a challenging dose of antigen prevented fatal anaphylactic shock in 38 animals. In contrast, 2S of 34 sensitized but unprotected control mice died in anaphylactic shock.
The authors with to thank Mr. Bernard K. Friedman and Mrs. Jacqueline Isola for their technical assistance in this work.
The Cortisone used in this investigation was purchased by funds from The United States Public Health Service.
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