Food-Related Energy Requirements
- 12 April 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 184 (4133), 134-138
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.184.4133.134
Abstract
Tissue extracts of pre-Columbian mummies, from 500 to 2000 years old, were found to inhibit specific antibodies to HL-A. Two-thirds of the specimens tested gave positive results. Patterns of reactions obtained with different antiserums detecting the same antigen were concordant and consistent with known relations between HL-A antigens. The distribution of antigens found was similar to that observed in present-day descendants of the ancient populations studied. Although artifacts due to contaminating substances could have occurred, the reactions resembled in many respects those of HL-A antigens rather than those of nonspecific cross-reacting inhibitors. Development of a technique for HL-A typing of mummified remains may open new possibilities for anthropologic studies.Keywords
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