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Levels of Lysozyme in Human Foetuses and Newborns

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RECENT studies have shown that immunoglobulins and components of complement start to be synthesized by the human foetus during the second half of gestation1–3. In spite of the significance of lysozyme in the processes of resistance to infections, there are no data on its development in the human foetus and newborns4. In this article, we report the results of estimating the level of lysozyme in pairs of maternal and newborn sera and in sera from foetuses at various stages of gestation.

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  1. Department of Bacteriology, Wright–Fleming Institute of Microbiology, London

    A. A. GLYNN

  2. Paediatric Research Unit, Guy's Hospital Medical School, London

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GLYNN, A., MARTIN, W. & ADINOLFI, M. Levels of Lysozyme in Human Foetuses and Newborns. Nature 225, 77–78 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225077a0

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