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  • * Chugs two liter of Mountain Dew (troll anti-serum) *

    Think Progress » Mitt Romney Refuses To Say If The Foundation Of The Massachusetts Health System Is Constitutional 2010

  • So far as bacterial immunity is concerned, the anti-serum exerts its action either on the toxin or on the bacterium itself; that is, its action is either antitoxic or anti-bacterial.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

  • He also showed that the development of artificial immunity is attended by the appearance of phagocytosis; also, when an anti-serum is injected into an animal, the phagocytes which formerly were indifferent might move towards and destroy the bacteria.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

  • Captain Ellis began an investigation into the grouping of the various strains of "meningococci" -- the organism causing cerebro-spinal meningitis, with the ultimate object of obtaining a more efficient anti-serum for the treatment of this disease.

    On the Fringe of the Great Fight 1921

  • Hendra virus treatment sees Rebecca Day and daughter, Mollie, released from hospital but monitoring continues A SUNSHINE Coast mother and daughter who are being treated through an experimental trial of a Hendra virus anti-serum are being discharged from a Brisbane hospital.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Mouse primary antibodies were detected with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) - conjugated goat anti-mouse antibody (Invitrogen), and HIV anti-serum was detected with HRP-conjugated goat anti-human IgG anti-serum (Sigma-Aldrich).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Luke W. Meredith et al. 2009

  • Their research also revealed that, contrary to a common belief, the administration of tetanus anti-serum (TAT) is not 100\% effective in preventing tetanus, said Gaby van Galen,

    TheHorse.com News 2008

  • Their research also revealed that, contrary to a common belief, the administration of tetanus anti-serum (TAT) is not 100\% effective in preventing tetanus, said Gaby van Galen,

    TheHorse.com News 2008

  • Their research also revealed that, contrary to a common belief, the administration of tetanus anti-serum (TAT) is not 100\% effective in preventing tetanus, said Gaby van Galen,

    TheHorse.com News 2008

  • Their research also revealed that, contrary to a common belief, the administration of tetanus anti-serum (TAT) is not 100\% effective in preventing tetanus, said Gaby van Galen,

    TheHorse.com News 2008

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