Basic Features of Antigenic Determinants

The fundamental nature of antigenic determinants has been clearly described by Sela (1969). For the purpose of the following discussion. 

Michael Kehoe and RocheUe Seide-Kehoe Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio 44272. J. M. K. was supported by an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association, by the New York Heart Association, and by NIH Grant AI-09810. 

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