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Experimental Iso-immune Hypoparathyroidism in Rats

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RECENT investigations have shown that antigens stimulating the appearance of specific antibodies exist in the structure of the pig parathyroid1 and in crude or purified extracts of bovine parathyroid2–4; these antigens stimulate the occurrence of specific antibodies which exert an inhibiting action on the parathyroid hormone, thus influencing calcium metabolism.

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LUPULESCU, A., POP, A., MERCULIEV, E. et al. Experimental Iso-immune Hypoparathyroidism in Rats. Nature 206, 415–416 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206415a0

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