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(I) The influence of the dose of antigen on the amount of antibodies produced was studied in two inbred strains of mice that were different with respect to the ability to produce antibodies top-aminobenzoic acid, i.e. well responding strain B10.LP and poorly responding CBA/J strain. Similar dependence between the dose of antigen and the antibody titre was demonstrated in both strains. (2) It was found that the type of reaction to the antigenic determinant (i.e. hapten) appeared to be a constant property of the inbred strain and that it did not change during the long period of the immunological maturity of the organism. (3) Antibodies of 19S type (2-mercaptoethanol sensitive) were formed in sera of both inbred strains, particularly in strain B10.LP, even after the third adjuvant immunization. Antibodies of 7S type appeared to be partially 2-mercaptoethanol sensitive, however, the major part was resistant to this agent. No 7S, 2-mercaptoethanol resistant antibodies were found in sera of the poorly responding strain CBA/J.
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Říhová-Škárová, B., Říha, I. Genetic control of the immune response. Folia Microbiol 17, 66–74 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872255
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