Observations upon the Conglutination Phenomenon

[摘要] 1. 1. The conglutination phenomenon described by Bordet was reproduced using a mixture of inactivated bovine serum and fresh horse serum with washed guinea-pig cells.2. 2. When the bovine and horse sera used were first depleted of their fibrinogen by secondary coagulation induced by treatment of the active sera with blood platelets, they no longer gave rise to this “conglutination” phenomenon.3. 3. Not only the conglutination of guinea-pig blood cells, but also the hemolysis and agglutination of these cells by both sera when used separately or in mixtures, depended upon the presence of fibrinogen and a heat-sensitive serum constituent.4. 4. The degree of agglutination or hemolysis obtained in the presence of the heat-sensitive serum constituents depends, in part at least, upon the quantity of fibrinogen present.

[学科分类] 生物科学（综合）