[Characteristics of a specific antigen of burned skin]

Antisera received by hyperimmunization of rabbits with preparations of the high molecular proteins of burned and normal rat skin were studied in the precipitation reaction before and after the absorption with normal skin and sera proteins. The specific test-system displays a single visual precipitation line. After staining and densitometry the preparations were found to have many components, among which the specific antigen prevailed and other antigen-antibody complexes were present. The specific antigen of the burned skin had relatively weak immunogenic properties.