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Inhibition of Anti‐I Sera by Human Milk 1
Author(s) -
MARSH W. L.,
NICHOLS MARGARET E.,
ALLEN F. H.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1970.tb01440.x
Subject(s) - saliva , titer , antibody , antigen , chemistry , immunology , biology , biochemistry
Summary. Human milk has been found to contain a high concentration of water‐soluble I blood‐group substance. Tests with 24 different anti‐I sera showed that to a variable extent all of them could be inhibited by milk and some could be inhibited by strong I secretor saliva. The susceptibility of I antibodies to inhibition was not related to titer, and the results suggest that qualitative differences in the antibody‐antigen reaction are responsible.