Abstract
Summary
The sera from 7 animal species were found to contain globulin components which would function as “antigen'”for rheumatoid sera in the latex-fixation test. The effectiveness of these sera as “antigens'”depended on removal of albumin by either precipitation or dilution. Nine of 10 human sera behaved similarly. The addition of gelatin to gamma globulin resulted in loss of “antigenicity.”
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