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IgG isolated from aborted bovine fetuses was found to be directed not only to a diaplacental infectious agent but, in half of the cases, also to the site of infection, i.e. the placental tissue. The techniques used were immunohistochemistry and agarose immunoelectrophoresis. These findings suggest a hitherto unrecognized pathological mechanism of abortion.
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Hässig, M. Antibodies of aborted bovine fetuses respond to placental structures. Experientia 45, 379–380 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957485
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