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Immunological Relationship between Serum Globulins of Man and of Other Primates, Revealed by a Serological Inhibition Test
Author(s) -
Wiener Alexander S.,
Gordon Eve B.,
MoorJankowski J.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1964.tb02886.x
Subject(s) - titer , serology , gorilla , immune sera , biology , hylobates , antibody , immunology , globulin , gamma globulin , blood serum , blood proteins , virology , endocrinology , zoology , paleontology
By a quantitative inhibition technic chimpanzee serum reacted to almost the same titer as human serum with rabbit anti‐human immune serum; gorilla serum reacted in considerably lower titer, while serum from gibbons, orangutans and monkeys gave little or no inhibition. Thus, this test for serum gamma globulin indicates that among non‐human primates, chimpanzee is most similar to man. Gorilla is next, while sera of other apes and monkeys show little or no crossreactivity.