Tuesday, December 22, 2020 NIH neuroscientists isolate promising mini antibodies against COVID-19 from a llama Preliminary results suggest anti-COVID19 nanobodies may be effective at preventing and diagnosing infections. Credit: National Institutes of Health https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-neuroscientists-isolate-promising-mini-antibodies-against-covid-19-llama National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny antibodies, or “nanobodies,” against SARS-CoV-2 that were produced by…
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Preliminary validation of a calf-side test for diagnosis of failure of transfer of passive immunity in dairy calves
Preliminary validation of a calf-side test for diagnosis of failure of transfer of passive immunity in dairy calves In this study, IgG was measured using Triple J Farms' Bovine IgG RID Kit. The following is an excerpt from the publication: Introduction Newborn calves are born agammaglobulinemic, without circulating IgG, and they depend on the passive…
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Immunoglobin Measurement with RID Kits
Immunoglobin Measurement with RID Kits In the past, immunoelectrophoresis was used to detect the immunoglobulin class, however this test ... has been replaced by immunoglobulin quantification by single radial immunodiffusion (RID), which we use here at Cornell University. Immunoglobin measurement is done for two reasons, i) to detect immune deficiencies and ii) determine "the nature…
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Evaluating passive transfer immunity and predicting survivability of white tailed deer fawns – Evers Thesis
By: Evers, Elizabeth Erin, Evaluation of passive transfer immunity and predicting survivability in newborn white-tailed deer fawns. Master of Science (Agriculture), May, 2017, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Study objectives "were to determine an on-farm methodology to indicate successful passive transfer of immunity and to identify physical characteristics that may be used to predict…
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