THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTISERA TO PROSTAGLANDINS B2 AND F AND THEIR ANALYSIS USING SOLID‐PHASE AND DOUBLE ANTIBODY RADIOIMMUNOASSAY METHODS

Abstract
A method for the production of highly substituted prostaglandin‐bovine serum albumin conjugates has been developed. Antisera to prostaglandins B2 and F were raised in rabbits immunized with prostaglandin‐bovine serum albumin conjugates. The antisera were assessed for specificity and sensitivity by the double antibody radioimmunoassay method and after they were covalently linked to powdered cellulose to form a ‘solid‐phase’ system. Solid phase radioimmunoassays were developed using conventional shaking and in the presence of sucrose which obviates the need for continuous mixing of the incubates.