Abstract
HEDGES1 pointed out that critical condition and mobilization of material are factors common to the Liesegang phenomenon. Mobilization occurs when the critical condition is being approached, with the material diffusing from the zones which become clear spaces to those which become rings. Spiers and Augustin2, in their theory of the one-dimensional immunodiffusional problem, assumed a zone of reaction in which antigen and antibody combine to form non-diffusing complexes, causing diffusion of the antibody into the zone. Here, experimental evidence is given that inward diffusion actually occurs during precipitation with specific proteins as well as with crystalloids, and results in the occurrence of the translucent zone.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Hedges, E., Liesegang Rings and Other Periodic Structures (Chapman and Hall, Ltd., London, 1932).
Spiers, J. A., and Augustin, R., Trans. Faraday Soc., 54, 287 (1958).
Ouchterlony, O., Acta path. et microbiol. scandinav., 25, 186 (1948); 26, 507 (1949).
Oudin, J., Methods in Med. Res., 5, 335 (1952).
Benas, A., Baker, P. S., and Dubin, A., Fed. Proc., 21, 18 (1962).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
BENAS, A. Similarity between Theories of Rhythmic Precipitations of Crystalloids and Specific Proteins. Nature 195, 1194 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1951194a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1951194a0
This article is cited by
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.