Abstract
Rabbits and guinea pigs were successfully immunized to whole extracts of male and female mosquitoes (Culex pipiens molestus) and their sera were tested by the following methods: Hemagglutination, Inhibition of Hemagglutination, Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis, Agar-gel Double Diffusion and Immunoelectrophoresis. Detectable antibody levels were revealed in the immune sera by all the enumerated tests. Results of agar-gel diffusion and immuno-electrophoresis indicated that there are at least 4 and possibly 6 antigenic fractions in common to the male and female mosquitoes, all of which elicit precipitating antibodies traceable to the IgG fraction in the sera of immunized animals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 571-579 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Archives of Allergy and Immunology |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1968 |
