SUB,JECT INDEX 



Ablastin, nature of, 152 

 Abortin, fractions of, 551 



reaction, necessary factors for, 



525 

 use of, in suspected ])rucellosis, 

 387 

 Abscess, retropharyngeal, 73 

 Acetylated proteins, preparation of, 



334 

 Acid-fast bacteria, antigenic com- 

 parisons of, 355 

 factors in, 531 

 Acidosis, infection and, 73 

 Active immunity, 110 



bacterial vaccines and, 113 

 diphtheria prevention and, 258, 



259 

 examples of, 257 

 tuberculosis in rabbits and, 544 

 immunization, Park's work with 

 T.A.T., 258 

 poliomyelitis and, 292 

 programs for, 117, 264 

 Active-passive immunity, Eanion's 



results and, 264 

 Acute infectious mononucleosis, 

 heterophile antibodies in, 

 392 

 Adenoids, lymphatic drainage, 75 

 Adhesions, value of, 138 

 Adrenal gland, resistance and, 103, 



104 

 Adrenals, cortex function, 103 

 Adsorption, 589 



antigen-antibody mechanisms and, 



210, 214 

 effect of dilution on, 211 

 phenomenon, Bordet's example of, 



253 

 two concepts of, 162 

 Willard Gibbs' principle, 589 

 Aerobic spore-forming bacteria, an- 

 tigenic study of, 366, 367 

 Agar, cause of errors due to, 353 

 Age, anatomical changes in, 105 



resistance and, 105 

 Agglutination, adsorption of anti- 

 body and, 214 

 Bordet's definition of, 210 

 experiments on, 210 

 theorv of, 200 



Agglutination — Oont M 



Buchanan's explanation, 213 

 cataphoresis experiments and, 213 

 critical potentials and, 213 

 denaturing of protein in, 213 

 early investigations of, 208 

 effect of charge on, 213 



of salt on membrane potential 

 and, 211, 213-215 

 errors due to extraneous material, 



353 

 extent of surface coating for, 217 

 Gruber's theory of, 208 

 Heidelberger's theory of, 200 

 history of use in diagnosis, 379 

 importance of cellular surfaces 



and, 211, 217, 218 

 law of multiple proportions and, 



211, 212 

 limitation of, for identication, 351 

 mirror reaction, 393 

 Northrop and de Kruif's explana- 

 tion, 214 

 or precipitation, use of, in identi- 

 fying bacteria, 392-397 

 Pauli's explanation of, 213 

 period of discovery of, 208 

 pH and, 214 



reaction, value of, in cholera, 392 



in glanders, 392 



in S. dvsenteriae infection, 



392 



scope of investigations, 211, 379 



Shibley's summary c>.' Northrop 's 



work, 214-216 

 subsequent lines of research, 211 

 test, undulant fever and, 387 

 use of formalized suspensions in, 

 209 

 Agglutinin response, variation in, 

 384, 385 

 titer, allergy and, 385 

 Agglutinins, brucellosis infection 

 and, 387 

 carriers and, 383 

 cold, 184 

 cross reactions, S. gallinarum and 



E. typhosa, 391 

 demonstration of O and H, 381 

 during infection and vaccination, 



386 

 (effect of dilution on absorption of, 

 311 



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