The Chemical Nature of Immune Substances

The Chemical Nature of Immune Substances

Contributor(s):
Heidelberger, Michael
Physiological Reviews
Publication:
American Physiological Society (1887- ), 1927
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Allergy and Immunology
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
Heidelberger's work on the antigenic properties of pneumococcus polysaccharides was met with skepticism at first. Critics charged that his solutions had been tainted with proteins or protein-like substances, and that these were responsible for the observed antigenic effect. Heidelberger methodically responded to these charges in articles such as this, in which he presented the results of many different experiments that showed that the specific antigenic substance was not a protein, but a structurally unique polysaccharide.
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Extent:
22 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584940X8 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
DHBBBK
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X8
Archival Collection:
The Michael Heidelberger Papers (Profiles in Science)