A new heterophile antigen: man distinguished from higher apes and other mammals.
Human cell membranes acquired an antigenic substance from the bovine serum in culture medium. The antigen was named the heterologous membrane antigen (HM Ag). Cross-reactive antigen was found in sera of all mammals tested, except for man. The distribution of the HM Ag serologically distinguished man from other mammals.
D000818:Animals; D015478:Antigens, Heterophile / Q000032:analysis; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D000882:Haplorhini; D015186:Hominidae / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals; D013045:Species Specificity
D015478:Antigens, Heterophile