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After treating influenza antisera from ferrets with enzymes of a crude filtrate ofVibrio cholerac (pH 7.6) for the purpose of eliminating the non-specific inhibitors it is not possible to detect a significant fall in the titre of the antibodies with the aid of the egg protection test.
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Financial support was provided by the Institute for Preventive Medicine, Leyden; N. V. Philips Roxane, Weesp; the State Department of Science; the Jan Dekker Fund, and the Curaçao Fund the Preventive Medicine.
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Mulder, J., De Nooijer, M.I. & Brans, L.M. The influence of treating ferret influenza antisera with enzymes of crude filtrate ofVibrio cholerae on the titre of the antibodies. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 18, 128–130 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02538598
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