STUDIES ON THE MOUSE BLOOD TYPES

Abstract

The classification of the mouse blood types was described and the following results were obtained.
1. Applying human anti-A and anti-B sera as agglutinins, the blood cells of the mouse were divided into four groups:
a) agglutinated by human anti-A sera (17.4per cent)
b) agglutinated by human anti-B sera (13.9per cent)
c) agglutinated by human anti-A and anti-B sera (48.2per cent)
d) neither agglutinated by human anti-A nor anti-B sera (20.5per cent)
2. The blood cells of some mice were agglutinated by human AB blood type sera (69.6per cent). This result indicated that human AB blood type sera included certain agglutinins against mouse blood cells.
3. Based on the antigenic analysis of blood types of the mouse by means of anti M I and M II sera of immunized rabbits, the blood cells of mouse were divided into four groups:
a) M I type (13.3per cent)
b) M II type (40.9per cent)
c) M I, M II type (43.8per cent)
d) X (non-agglutinated) type (2.0per cent)