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Humoral Antibodies in Older Humans

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Two years ago we worked together with Haferkamp and Schlettwein-Gsell in examining the immunoglobulin content and certain antibody activities in the serum of young and old humans.

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  1. Behringwerke AG, 355 Marburg/Lahn, Deutschland

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  1. Max-Planck-Instituts für Immunbiologie, 7800, Freiburg-Zähringen, Deutschland

    Otto Westphal (Direktor) (Direktor)

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  3. Farbenfabriken Bayer AG, 5600, Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Deutschland

    Ekkehard Grundmann (Vorstand des Instituts für experimentelle Pathologie) (Vorstand des Instituts für experimentelle Pathologie)

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Schwick, H.G., Becker, W. (1969). Humoral Antibodies in Older Humans. In: Westphal, O., Bock, HE., Grundmann, E. (eds) Current Problems in Immunology. Bayer-Symposium, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49733-9_26

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