Hepatitis B antigen: IgG components shown by immune electron microscopy.
Immune complexes could be formed with hepatitis B Ag and anti-IgG serum after treatment of the antigen with detergent, CsCl or glycerol, but not before. It is suggested that an antigenic determinant specifically reacting with anti-IgG forms an integral part of hepatitis B Ag. This determinant is ordinarily obscured in the undamaged antigen.
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D002586:Cesium; D000939:Epitopes; D005990:Glycerol; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013501:Surface-Active Agents
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000939:Epitopes; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D002586:Cesium; D005990:Glycerol