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IgG Levels in Mother‐Father‐Cord Trios 1
Author(s) -
Williams Robert C.,
Gershowitz Henry
Publication year - 1979
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.1423-0410.1979.tb02278.x
Subject(s) - fetus , cord , cord blood , antibody , immunoglobulin g , pregnancy , immunization , medicine , immunoglobulin m , immunology , andrology , biology , surgery , genetics
. Cord plasmas have a higher concentration of IgG than do the mothers, although autologous, fetal immunoglobulin G is only a small fraction of the neonate's complement. Maternal IgG levels are significantly lower than the nonpregnant adult female, a loss of about one third, which cannot be explained completely by maternal immunization of the fetus.