Antibodies were then the only known products of the immune response. It was thought that precipitins, agglutinins, hemolysins, and so on were separate substances. Not long after, Pirquet and Bela ...

The antistreptolysin-O titer was 100 Todd units; heterophil-antibody agglutinins were present in a 1:7 dilution, and cold agglutinins were not found. A 2nd-strength P.P.D. test was negative.

Passive anti-D immune globulin administered to prevent anti-D antibody formation in RhD-negative women who carry and are exposed to RhD-positive fetal RBCs; once called Rh "sensitization," this is ...

The early focus of transplantation was technical -- replacing lost limbs and teeth, reconstructive surgery, transferring a body part from one animal to another. By the 20th century, the focus had ...