Requirement of Avian C′1 for Fixation of Guinea Pig Complement by Avian Antibody-Antigen Complexes

Harold Benson, Helene P. Brumfield, B. S. Pomeroy

The Journal of Immunology · 1961 · 66 citations · 0 references

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Summary An incompatibility has been shown to exist between certain avian antibody-antigen complexes and C′1 of guinea pig complement. This can be remedied by the substitution of species specific C′1 after which guinea pig C′2, C′3 and C′4 are fixed.