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Postmortem changes in hapten-specific IgE antibody responses in mice
1Department of Legal Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan.
This Study was carried out to examine the post-mortem stability of hapten-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody in mice by the passive cutaneous anaphylaxis test in rats. In vitro IgE antibody responses in blood were stable for 3 days at room temperature. Even in cases when blood could not be obtained from the cadaver it was possible to measure the hapten-specific IgE antibody response up to 3 days after death using the supernatant of the visceral homogenates.
This Study was carried out to examine the post-mortem stability of hapten-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody in mice by the passive cutaneous anaphylaxis test in rats. In vitro IgE antibody responses in blood were stable for 3 days at room temperature. Even in cases when blood could not be obtained from the cadaver it was possible to measure the hapten-specific IgE antibody response up to 3 days after death using the supernatant of the visceral homogenates.