title: Natural antibody against Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen in bovine milk.
abstract: The presence of natural antibody against Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) antigen in fresh bovine milk was demonstrated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The amount of the antibody against TF antigen was decreased after heat treatment, and the antibody was not detectable by ELISA in the milk after pasteurization. A small amount of the antibody was detected in fetal bovine serum by ELISA, suggesting the transfer of passive immunity to the calf.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Home Economics, Tokyo Kasei University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusama
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D002417:Cattle; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000032:analysis; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000276:immunology*; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D014312:Trisaccharides / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D007519:Isoantigens; C064068:Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen, cryptic; D014312:Trisaccharides