MOUSE MONOCLONAL ANTI‐N: I. PRODUCTION AND SEROLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION

Abstract
SUMMARY: Two examples of mouse monoclonal anti‐N are described. The antibodies were derived from mice immunized with sialoglycoprotein extracts of group O MM ss erythrocyte membranes and the probable stimulus for immunization was glycophorin B associated N‐antigen. Both antibodies reacted as direct agglutinins but appeared to recognize different epitopes with one having a greater dependence on sialic acid. The antibodies could prove to be valuable alternatives to those reagents used currently for N‐blood grouping.