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Zone electrophoresis was carried out on 15 pairs of maternal and cord sera. Qualitative differences between all maternal and cord bloods were observed in electro-phoretic patterns stained for proteins and protein-bound polysaccharides. Maternal sera consistently showed decreases in albumin and gamma globulin and increases in alpha and beta globulins. Corresponding cord sera exhibited decreases in alpha and beta globulins and an increase in gamma globulin. Protein-bound polysaccharides associated with alpha and beta globulins were markedly increased in mothers'sera but were decreased below normal in the corresponding cord serum specimens.
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