1949
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.63.1.23
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Pathogenesis of Tetanus

Abstract: In previous investigations (1) it was concluded that in the guinea pig and in the rabbit the phenomenon of local tetanus cannot be explained by the action of tetanal toxin on the muscle. This conclusion was reached with the aid of immunological methods. A dose of tetanal toxin causing local tetanus was injected into the muscle. Varying amounts of antitoxin were injected by the intravenous and the intracisternal routes respectively. It was found that to prevent local tetanus, 40–80 times more antitoxin was requ… Show more

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