Blood groups in chimpanzees, horses, sheep, pigs, and other mammals.
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Publication Date: 1962-05-03 PubMed ID: 13891122DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1962.tb34646.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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Summary
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The study focuses on examining the blood groups in multiple animal species including chimpanzees, horses, sheep, and pigs through experimental immunohematology. The key finding is that the blood groups studied in chimpanzees were mainly group A and group 0, with no group B identified.
Methodology and Observations
- The researchers used a combination of antibody absorption and cell agglutination techniques to investigate the presence of particular antigens, namely antigen A, antigen D, and antigen c.
- The study’s initial focus was on two groups of chimpanzees: one consisted of 10 chimpanzees and the other of 13. In both groups, all animals possessed antigen “c”.
- For antigen “D”, the researchers found that it was present in one animal from the first group and eight from the second group. However, due to low titers of heteroagglutinin in human anti-D sera, the presence of this antigen couldn’t be definitively confirmed using the Coomb’s test.
The Use of Papainization
- The method of papainization (treatment with papain enzyme) was employed to increase sensitivity in detecting the presence of Rh antigens. Agglutination occurred with the same intensity as in human Rh+ papainized red cells. This method identified a human D-like antigen (Rho) in all examined chimpanzees.
- Importantly, papainization revealed stronger antigenicity in these animals when compared to the Du antigen found in red cells. It was also used to discover the presence of antigen “c” in all chimpanzees.
Study of African Guinea Chimpanzees
- Forty chimpanzees from Africa Guinea were studied. Consistent with other observations, the c antigen was present in all but one of the animals, whose c antigen was less potent.
- Interestingly, one of these African chimpanzees possessed the E antigen which was identified after yielding an agglutination titer of 1/50 when tested with an anti-E serum.
Conclusion
- Overall, the research highlighted that the use of specific techniques can reveal the presence of particular antigens in animal blood groups, such as the D and c antigens in Chimpanzees.
- The research paves the way for further understanding of the similarities and variances in antigen presence and behavior between human and animal blood.
Cite This Article
APA
EYQUEM A, PODLIACHOUK L, MILLOT P.
(1962).
Blood groups in chimpanzees, horses, sheep, pigs, and other mammals.
Ann N Y Acad Sci, 97, 320-328.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1962.tb34646.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Blood Group Antigens
- Cats / blood
- Cattle / blood
- Goats / blood
- Horses / blood
- Mammals
- Pan troglodytes
- Primates / blood
- Sheep / blood
- Sus scrofa
- Swine / blood
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