Immunogen
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Purified light chains isolated from polyclonal rat IgG. Freund's complete adjuvant is used in the first step of the immunization procedure.
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Isotype
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IgG
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Specificity
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As tested in immunoelectrophoresis and double radial immunodiffusion against pooled normal rat serum and purified IgG fractions and light chain preparations, the antiserum reacts with determinants exposed on the surface (SD) and the Fab portion of all intact immunoglobulins, with Fab or F(ab')2 subunits, and with free light chains of both types, also with determinants exposed only on free light chains but hidden in the intact immunoglobulin molecule (HD or hidden determinants) or Bence Jones proteins. This antiserum is not kappa or lambda chain specific.
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Characteristics
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Precipitating polyclonal goat antiserum to rat light chains, free and bound Total protein and IgG concentration in the antiserum are comparable to those of pooled goat serum. Antibody titre: Precipitin titre not less than 1:8 when tested against normal rat serum in agar block titration.
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Purification
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Delipidated, heat inactivated lyophilized stable whole serum Immunoaffinity adsorbed using insolubilized antigens as required to eliminate antibodies reacting with the Fc fragments of immunoglobulins or with other plasma proteins.
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