STIMULATION OF GROWTH WITH ANTI-IDIOTYPIC ANTIBODIES RAISED¹AGAINST AN ANTIBODY TO A GROWTH POTENTIATING POLYPEPTIDE

The present invention is directed to the generation of anti-idiotypic antibodies by administering to vertebrates an antibody to a growth potentiating polypeptide. The anti-idiotypic antibodies mimic the activity of the polypeptide by stimulating the growth of vertebrates. The invention is also direc...

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Hauptverfasser: ARACELI L. LUMANGLAS, BOSCO S. WANG, EUGENE SZEWCYZK
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is directed to the generation of anti-idiotypic antibodies by administering to vertebrates an antibody to a growth potentiating polypeptide. The anti-idiotypic antibodies mimic the activity of the polypeptide by stimulating the growth of vertebrates. The invention is also directed to anti-idiotypic antibodies to fragments of antibodies to a growth potentiating polypeptide.