[Level of normal antibodies and immunoglobulins in human serum in the extreme conditions of the Antarctic].
The sera of 27 polar explorers wintering at the station "Vostok" in Antarctica were studied. The dynamics of normal antibodies, correlating with the immunoglobulin level in the sera, was observed. The observation revealed that the development of changes in the content of immunoglobulins of different classes started at different time. The authors suggest that a common mechanism is responsible for the synthesis of nonspecific immunoglobulins and normal antibodies, the latter indicating the level of natural resistance to the action of various environmental factors.
D000864:Antarctic Regions; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D003081:Cold Climate; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D012016:Reference Values; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors
D000906:Antibodies; D007136:Immunoglobulins
Uroven' normal'nykh antitel i immunoglobulinov v syvorotke cheloveka v ékstremal'nykh usloviiakh Antarktidy.