COMPARISON OF VIRAL ANTIBODY TITERS OF ACID-PRECIPITATED AND NON-PRECIPITATED MOUSE ASCITIC FLUIDS

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 15  (2) , 91-94
Abstract
Mouse immune ascitic fluid is a primary source of antibody for diagnostic, reference and research work in many virus laboratories. The inherent disadvantage of ascitic fluids is that it repeatedly forms clots and subsequently loses volume. The acid-precipitation method of Chiewsilp and McCown eliminates the clot formation and does not appreciably alter the antibody titers for several arboviruses, varicella, rabies and influenza viruses.

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