False-Positive Reactions in the Immunoprecipitation Test for Meat Identification. Academic Article

abstract

• During the course of experiments into the specificity of the ring precipitation test it was found that a commercial anti-porcine serum reacted with bovine plasma. When this phenomenon was investigated it was found to be non-immunological in nature and that plasma obtained from blood treated with calcium chelating agents gave a positive reaction with normal serum. The species of origin of the reactants appeared to have no effect on the reaction. Further analysis indicated that a similar false-positive reaction could be obtained using sodium ascorbate either as an anticoagulant or as an additive to ground beef. Preliminary studies were conducted on the mechanism of this reaction.

authors

• Tizard, Ian

published proceedings

• J Food Prot

author list (cited authors)

• Tizard, I. R., Fish, N. A., & Caoili, F.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Tizard, IR||Fish, NA||Caoili, F

publication date

• March 1982

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION  Journal

keywords

• 30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences
• 3003 Animal Production

PubMed Central ID

• 30866340

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.4315/0362-028X-45.4.353

start page

• 353

end page

• 355

volume

• 45

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-45.4.353