Abstract:
SHEEP OR HORSE BLOOD IS SPECIALLY TREATED TO PRODUCE AN ANTIGEN WHICH IS READILY AGGLUTINABLE BY HETEROPHIL TYPE ANTIBODIES PRESENT IN THE PATIENTS SCRUM. THE ANTIGEN POSSESSES PROPERTIES OF STABILITY, SENSITIVITY AND AGGLUTINABILITY WHICH ARE UTILIZED IN A SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS. TWO OTHER ANTIGENS, PREPARED FROM BEEF BLOOD AND FROM GUINEA PIG TISSUES, ARE USED IN THE TEST TO DIFFERENTIATE THE INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS TYPE ANTIBODY FROM THE FORSSMAN TYPE.
Abstract:
ERYTHROCYTES DERIVED FROM CERTAIN ANIMAL OR FOWL BLOOD ARE SPECIALLY TREATED TO PRODUCE A SUBSTANCE WHICH IS READILY AGGLUTINABLE BY VIRUSES AND BY CERTAIN TYPES OF ANTIBODIES. THE SUBSTANCE POSSESSES PROPERTIES OF STABILITY, SENSITIVITY AND AGGLUTINABILITY WHICH ARE UTILIZED IN A SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR VIRAL DISEASES.