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Immunoglobulin D in Amniotic Fluid, Maternal and Fetal Serum
Author(s) -
Prevedourakis C.,
Antsaklis A.,
Papaevangelou G.,
Xygakis A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1976.tb00588.x
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , immunoglobulin d , radial immunodiffusion , medicine , fetus , antibody , andrology , pregnancy , immunodiffusion , immunoglobulin g , obstetrics , immunology , physiology , biology , b cell , genetics
Amniotic fluid, maternal and cord serum IgD determinations were performed in 30 healthy pregnant women during labor. Immunoglobulin D was determined by simple radial immunodiffusion by using low concentration immunoplates. Maternal serum IgD mean level amounted to 4.39 mg/100 ml, while in fetal serum and amniotic fluid no immunoglobulin D was detected in any of the cases presented. The absence of IgD in the amniotic fluid supports the view of a special mechanism which exerts selective inhibition of its passage into the amniotic cavity.