A gamma-globulin factor in the serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus that reacts with isolated cell nuclei 1 or nucleoprotein 2,3 has been detected in many ways. 4 The standard method of ...

R. L. Kahn, R. M. Olin Jr. The velocity of fixation of complement employing syphilitic serums and 6 different Wassermann antigens was studied. The periods of fixation ...

A modified direct complement-fixation (CF) test is described which will detect antibodies in chicken serum associated with Marek's disease herpesvirus (MDHV) infection. The test is modified in that ...

DURING both research and routine complement fixation tests with foot-and-mouth disease virus, we attempted to develop a similar test for the condition known as contagious ecthyma of the lips, ...

Your complement system consists of a group of important proteins in your bloodstream. These proteins help your immune system fight off harmful invaders, such as bacteria, and other foreign substances.

NORMAL guinea pig serum is the most common source of complement for the complement-fixation test, and may be used fresh or, more commonly, preserved either by freeze-drying or by Richardson's method 1 ...