Letter from Manfred M. Mayer, Johns Hopkins University to Michael Heidelberger

Letter from Manfred M. Mayer, Johns Hopkins University to Michael Heidelberger

Contributor(s):
Heidelberger, Michael
Mayer, Manfred M.
Johns Hopkins University
Publication:
Produced: 16 July 1948
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Complement System Proteins
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Mayer here responds to Heidelberger's comments on the draft of an article by Mayer on the kinetics (the rate and process) of hemolysis, the rupture of the membrane of red blood cells (erythrocytes) and the release of hemoglobin, caused, in Meyer's experiments, by antibodies in the form of complement-dependent lysis (rupture). Complement, a complex system of over twenty serum proteins, plays an essential enzymatic role in host defense mechanisms against invading organisms.
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584940X171 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
DHBBLL
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X171
Archival Collection:
The Michael Heidelberger Papers (Profiles in Science)