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IN work on reactions between mouse tissues and heterologous antisera in gel-diffusion plates a faint line of precipitate sometimes appeared between wells containing normal mouse serum and normal mouse liver or kidney. In view of the possible significance of this finding for work on auto-immune reactions, it was investigated further.
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BERENBAUM, M., KITCH, G. & COPE, W. Spurious ‘Auto-Immune’ Reactions in Gel-Diffusion Plates. Nature 193, 81–82 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/193081a0
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