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. 1973 Apr;24(4):735–750.

Regulation of the immune response

VII. In vitro immunosuppression by F(ab')2 or intact IgG antibodies

R K Lees, N R StC Sinclair
PMCID: PMC1422896  PMID: 4574800

Abstract

F(ab')2 antibody is 5–100 times less efficient than intact IgG antibody in inhibiting an in vitro immune response to sheep erythrocytes. This observation constitutes further proof that the Fc portion of antibody possesses an immunoregulatory function which is not dependent on its role in renal tubular reabsorption.

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