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Shape of the Precipitate in Immunoelectrophoresis

Nature volume 185, pages 164–165 (1960)Cite this article

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IN immunoelectrophoresis, according to Grabar and Williams1, diffusion of the electrophoretically separated antigens towards the immune serum added in longitudinal basins parallel to the migration axis after the electrophoretic separation will result in the formation of precipitates in the gel, occupying varying positions between antigen and antibody diffusion centres as well as varying electrophoretic positions.

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HIRSCHFELD, J. Shape of the Precipitate in Immunoelectrophoresis. Nature 185, 164–165 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185164a0

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