Abstract
In 1923, a young chemist-turned-microbiologist and his mentor made the startling discovery that bacterial sugars could be targeted by the immune system--a groundbreaking finding that helped launch the field of immunochemistry.
Publication types
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Biography
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Historical Article
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Portrait
MeSH terms
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Allergy and Immunology / history*
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History, 20th Century
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Immunochemistry / history*
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Polysaccharides, Bacterial / history*
Substances
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Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Personal name as subject
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Michael Heidelberger
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Oswald Avery
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Alphonse Dochez