Turtledove: a new source of P1-like material cross-reacting with the human erythrocyte antigen.
An antigen cross-reacting with the human blood group P1 has been discovered in turtledove's blood an egg-white. In egg-white, this P1 antigenicity is carried by a glycoprotein called ovomucoid, which is particularly rich in galactose residues and which has been successfully used to produce specific anti-P1 antibodies in rabbits.
D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000941:Antigens; D001717:Birds / Q000276:immunology*; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004527:Egg Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D010059:Ovomucin / Q000276:immunology*; D010127:P Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*
D000941:Antigens; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D004527:Egg Proteins; D010127:P Blood-Group System; D010059:Ovomucin