THE METABOLISM OF ANTIGENS IN VIVO: I. PROTEIN ANTIGENS
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Attempts were made to detect antigenic fragments in the sera or spleens of rabbits given a single intravenous injection of bovine serum albumin, human gamma-globulin, or human serum albumin. The results obtained, using a number of different methods for the detection of antibody–antigen interaction (double diffusion in gel, immunoelectrophoresis, inhibition of hemagglutination), failed to provide any evidence in favor of the presence of antigenic fragments either in the circulation or in the spleen of the experimental animal.