An Effect of Temperature Upon Antibody-Production in Fish
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- 1 October 1942
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 45 (2) , 123-126
- https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.45.2.123
Abstract
Summary: A study was made upon the rate of production of agglutinins against sea urchin sperm in carp and gold fish held at two different temperatures (15 and 28 degrees). The fish, four of each kind at each temperature, were bled every few days from the heart and agglutinative tests made on their sera. These showed that the antibody-titer of the fish kept in the warm tank rose at least four days sooner than that of those kept in the cold tank. This indicates, in agreement with other work, that temperature does influence the rate of antibody-production in cold-blooded vertebrates.Keywords
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