Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex and heterogeneous disorder with
multifaceted neuropathological features, including β-amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary …

Immunological memory is one of the core topics of contemporary immunology. Yet there are
many discussions about what this concept precisely means, which components of the …

Results of the present study suggest that natural immunity to meningococcal disease is
initiated, reinforced, and broadened by intermittent carriage of different strains of …

Immune globulins in sera of normal persons of various ages were quantitated by a radial
diffusion technique; the levels changed considerably with age, especially during early …

Publisher Summary This chapter deals with the regulatory effect of antibody on antibody
formation. It is possible to analyze those factors that influence the process of antibody …

Twenty-five cases of neonatal meningitis were identified among 54,535 live births in the
Collaborative Perinatal Research Study. Low-birth-weight infants had a significantly higher …

This paper serves to evaluate objective immunological tests to predict penicillin allergy.
Prospective immediate skin and serum tests were performed on a total of 218 patients with …

The maturation of the immune response to goat erythrocytes in chicken from hatching
onwards is described. Agglutinins in immune sera were examined for their sedimentation …

Publisher Summary The chapter focuses on the developmental aspects of immunity. The
ontogenetic development of immune responses in the immature animal and the …

The elasmobranch Mustelus canis has been shown to produce antibodies to Limulus
hemocyanin. The serum of both normal and immunized M. canis contains immunoglobulins …