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Postnatal changes in the blood of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata): I. Immunoglobulins Ig G, Ig M and Ig A

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The levels of immunoglobulin Ig G, Ig M and Ig A in the plasma of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) from birth to 180 days of age were examined. The level of Ig G reached a minimum at 50 to 80 days of age, when the neonates weighed 600–800 g. Anti streptolysin O antibody decreased from birth with age and was not detected from day 80 to 150. The level of Ig M showed a temporary peak at 20–30 days of age and increased again from 60–80 days. The concentration of Ig A increased gradually to reach 20% of the adult level at day 180.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, 484, Aichi, Japan

    Akiko Takenaka & Osamu Takenaka

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Takenaka, A., Takenaka, O. Postnatal changes in the blood of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata): I. Immunoglobulins Ig G, Ig M and Ig A. Primates 23, 298–302 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381168

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