title: [Immunoglobulins A in the vagina. Assay and study of their specificity].
abstract: The authors have titrated, by the Laurell technique, immunoglobulin A in vaginal washings ; the quantity of IgA found is higher for women having a pathogenic vaginal flora. Using immunofluorescence technique, and peroxydase-marked antibodies, the authors found specific IgA directed against Lactobacillus, N. gonorrhoeae and Candida albicans.
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000276:immunology; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000276:immunology; D010544:Peroxidases; D014621:Vagina / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D010544:Peroxidases
vernacular_title: Immunoglobulines A dans le vagin. Dosage et étude de leur spécificité