Studies on the Antigenicity of Modified Fluid Gelatin

Paul H. Maurer, H. Lebovitz
1956 Journal of Immunology  
It has been shown that modified fluid gelation (MFG) was antigenic in the rabbit only upon injection in a water-in-oil emulsion. MFG was not antigenic in man upon 5 intramuscular injections. Further studies with MFG are indicated before definite conclusions are reached as to its antigenicity in man. It appears that a great part of the serological specificity of the antibodies to MFG is directed against the succinyl groupings. The effect of various acids on the solubility of the MFG-anti-MFG precipitates has been presented.
doi:10.4049/jimmunol.76.5.335 fatcat:abfi2zehbbefbk2bl5yqswoykq