Antigenic properties of fresh and lyophylised human dura mater.
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- Vol. 31 (3) , 129-31
Abstract
The action of human fresh and lyophylised human dura mater on rat, rabbit and human serum complement has been analyzed with the aim of confirming and comparing the species-specific antigenicity of both substances. The results demonstrate that both fresh and lyophylised human dura mater induce a complement consumption on rat and rabbit serum. The phenomenon is related to the species-specific antigenic activity of the tissue, and it is only partially decreased by the lyophylisation procedure. The residual antigenic activity, however, doesn't limit the use of this material as a graft for dural defects repairs in humans.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: