IMMUNOLOGICAL REACTIONS OF THE COXSACKIE VIRUSES : III. CROSS-PROTECTION TESTS IN INFANT MICE BORN OF VACCINATED MOTHERS. TRANSFER OF IMMUNITY THROUGH THE MILK

Maternal antibodies to the Coxsackie viruses (C virus) are conveyed to newborn mice through the colostrum and milk. of vaccinated mothers. No evidence for or against placental transmission of immunity was obtained. The immunity conferred on the young is type-specific. Immunity may be conferred to i...

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Main Authors: Melnick, Joseph L., Clarke, Norman A., Kraft, Lisbeth M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1950
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2135992/