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Characterization of Thymus-dependent and Thymus-independent Immunoglobulin Isotype Responses in Mice Using Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay
Published on: September 7, 2018
Immune response gene(s) controlling the humoral antilysozyme response (Ir-Lys) linked to the major histocompatibility
M Vaiman1, J J Metzger, C Renard
1Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Département de Protection, Laboratoire de Radiobiologie Appliquée, 78350, Jouy en Josas, France.
Abstract:
A genetic control of humoral immune response in pigs against hen egg-white lysozyme was shown to be linked to the major histocompatibility complexSLA. This control was detected when high antigen doses were used for immunization. It was more prominent with small immunizing doses of lysozyme. Under these latter conditions,SL- A heterozygous individuals exhibited a higher response than correspondingSL- A homozygous animals, suggesting a complementation phenomenon between several genes, at least one of which is linked to the porcine MHC,SL- A.
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