THE SEROLOGICAL SPECIFICITY OF RADIATION ALTERED HUMAN SERUM GAMMA GLOBULIN

Abstract

Human serum gamma globulin after intense in vitro X-irradiation was used as an antigen to obtain antiserums in goats. It was found to be distinct immunologically from non-irradiated or heated human serum gamma globulin by quantitative precipitin tests and possessed a slow moving component as determined by paper strip electrophoresis. Similar antigens were produced by irradiating human serum in vitro with low doses. Preliminary evidence points to the possibility of detecting irradiation-altered proteins in the irradiated patient by quantitative immunological methods. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 1962
Accession Number
AD0275973

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Luzzio

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amino Acids Peptides And Proteins
  • Antibodies
  • Biomolecules
  • Biopolymers
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Electrophoresis
  • Gamma Globulin
  • Globulins
  • Immune Serums
  • Macromolecules
  • Molecules
  • Polymers
  • Proteins
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.