Pooled Sheep Cells for use in the Hemolytic System of the Complement-Fixation Test
- 1 February 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 19 (2) , 152-155
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/19.2.152
Abstract
Pooled, preserved sheep blood has been used as a source of erythrocytes in the quantitative complement-fixation test. Sheep serum exhibiting lytic activity has been encountered. Pre-testing for compatibility of sheep blood has been found to be necessary before pooling can be instituted unless cells are combined after washing to remove serum constituents. A uniform activity, not obtained with blood from a single sheep, has resulted from the use of pooled blood in the complement-fixation test, and standardization of the hemolytic system has been greatly simplified.Keywords
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