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. 1941 Feb 28;73(3):327-33.
doi: 10.1084/jem.73.3.327.

NEUTRALIZATION OF INFLUENZA A VIRUS BY HUMAN SERUM

F L Horsfall  1 , E H Lennette
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NEUTRALIZATION OF INFLUENZA A VIRUS BY HUMAN SERUM

F L Horsfall et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

A linear relationship exists between the quantity of human serum used and the quantity of influenza A virus neutralized. By means of this relationship it is possible to determine the maximum quantity of virus which a given human serum can neutralize. This quantity, the neutralizing capacity, is a fixed value and, unlike the serum dilution end point, is independent of the amount of virus used in the neutralization test.

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