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Genetically Determined Antigens of Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) IgG
Author(s) -
Martin Louis N.,
McNease Patricia E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1982.tb00023.x
Subject(s) - saimiri sciureus , squirrel monkey , biology , antigen , virology , immunology , ecology
Alloantigens of squirrel monkey ( Saimiri sciureus ) IgG were studied using alloantisera prepared by cross‐immunizations among four subspecies. The results demonstrated the occurrence of IgG antigenic polymorphism. Three distinct Fd fragment allotypes were detected. Greater alloantigenic complexity occurred among Colombian and Peruvian squirrel monkeys, which occupy the more central regions of the geographic range; Bolivian and Guyanan monkeys, which occupy the extremes of the range, expressed less alloantigenic complexity.