Title:

Immunology as a Tool in Biological Research: Immunochemical Approaches to Biological Problems

Creator:

Heidelberger, Michael

Date:

[May-June 1943]

Description:

Here, Heidelberger detailed how immunological research into pneumococcal specific polysaccharides provided insight into the chemical composition of antigens, the substances that elicit an immune response in animals, and of antibodies, the substances that form in response to the presence of antigens. To the biologists and geneticists to whom this presentation was addressed, Heidelberger posed the challenge to help unravel the mystery of how antibodies formed, and how their formation was controlled by genes.

Periodical:

American Naturalist

Publisher:

University of Chicago. Press

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the University of Chicago Press. and Copyright 1943 by the University of Chicago. All rights reserved.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Allergy and Immunology and Immunochemistry

Format:

Text

Extent:

6 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Heidelberger, Michael. "Immunology as a Tool in Biological Research: Immunochemical Approaches to Biological Problems." American Naturalist LXXVII, 770 ([May-June 1943]): 193-198. Article. 6 Images.. American Naturalist

Legacy ID:

DHBBCM

NLM ID:

101584940X31

Profiles Collection:

The Michael Heidelberger Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X31

Story Section:

Antigens and Antibodies: Heidelberger and The Rise of Quantitative Immunochemistry, 1928-1954