Letter from Michael Heidelberger to Manfred M. Mayer, Johns Hopkins University
Digital Record
Identifier: 101584940X170
Dates
- 13 July 1948
Extent
1 Pages
Description
In this letter to Mayer, his former graduate student and collaborator in his research on complement, Heidelberger offered comments on the draft of an article by Mayer on the kinetics (the rate and process) of hemolysis, the rupture of the membrane of red blood cells (erythrocytes) and the release of hemoglobin, caused, in Mayer's experiments, by antibodies in the form of complement-dependent lysis (rupture). Complement, a complex system of over twenty serum proteins, plays an essential enzymatic role in host defense mechanisms against invading organisms.
Language of Materials
English
Original Profiles System Identifier
DHBBLK
Physical Description
Physical Condition - Good
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area
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