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Abstract
Dextran, a common plasma substitute, sometimes induces life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions. In this article Wolfgang Richter and Harriet Hedin discuss recent evidence that these Type III anaphylactic reactions, caused by natural antibodies, can be abolished by pretreatment o f patients with monovalent hapten dextran.Entities:
Year: 1982 PMID: 25291651 DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(82)90073-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Today ISSN: 0167-5699