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. 1969 Dec;17(6):969–975.

The development of serum proteins and humoral immunity in opossum `embryos'

D T Rowlands Jr, Mary A Dudley
PMCID: PMC1456021  PMID: 5386640

Abstract

The development of serum proteins, immunoglobulins and the immune response was studied in opossum `embryos'. Serum proteins gradually increased from birth to 80 days of age when adult values were obtained. γM immunoglobulins were found at all stages of development but γG immunoglobulins were less regularly present. Those `embryos' which were 5 days or older at the time of immunization had an immune response to bacteriophage f2 and `embryos' 15 days or older responded to a hapten determinant, DNP. γM antibodies were most prominent but γG antibodies could also be detected in the immune response of opossum `embryos'.

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