Virological Studies in Dolphins.
Abstract
Virological studies performed on large numbers of marine mammals have demonstrated the following: (1) The sera of these animals contain substances reactive with a large array of human viruses; (2) Immunochemical investigations have shown that at least some of these, especially those reactive with influenza and poliovirus, are true antibodies; (3) Specimens of tissues submitted for virus isolation revealed no evidence of virus; (4) The origin of the antibodies has not been a consistent finding; (5) The early immune response consists, to a large extent, of production of IgM antibody; (6) lymphocytes of dolphins manifest sensitivity to antigens used for immunization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- ADA006915
Entities
People
- M. Michael Sigel
Organizations
- University of Miami