Occurrence of A and B Antigens in the Human Body Outside of the ErythrocytesLink informatics for "Occurrence of A and B Antigens in the Human Body Outside of the Erythrocytes"C O N T E N T SSee AlsoOccurrence of A and B in the Human Body Outside of the ErythrocytesThe antigens A and B are not restricted to the red cells of the blood. They seem to occur in all cells and tissue fluids, except the cerebrospinal fluid, testicle, lens, chorion frondosum of the placenta, hair, compact bone, cartilage,' epithelial cells of the skin, and the nails. This table, taken from Boyd (1) shows the relative amounts in the parts of the body which have been studied quantitatively. Amounts of Group Substances in Organs and FluidsFrom Hartmann (2) and Schiff (3) Relative Amounts of Water Soluble Group Substances in Organs and Feces of Secretors (Inhibiting Doses per Gram)
Relative Amounts of Group Substances in Excretions and Secretions, Compared with Erythrocytes. (Dilutions which Inhibit Isohemagglutination)From Putkonen (4)
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