"Structural Studies of Immunoglobulins." Nobel Lecture. Reimpression de Les Prix Nobel en 1972. SIGNED BY R. [Rodney] R. PORTER.

PORTER, R. [Rodney] R.

Published by Stockholm: Kungl. Boktryckeriet P. A. Norstedt & Söner, Nobel Foundation, 1973.

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Frontispiece, pp. 173-183. Original wrappers. Vertical crease. Upper corners of wrappers and pages bumped. Good First Edition. SIGNED BY R. R. PORTER (on front wrapper). Offprint of R. R. Porter's Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1972. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1972 was awarded jointly to Gerald M. Edelman and Rodney R. Porter "for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies." "Our immune system protects us from attacks by microorganism and poisons, in part through formation of antibodies in the blood that neutralize foreign substances. Rodney Porter and Gerald Edelmann separately researched the chemical composition of antibodies. Using various chemical methods, they split up antibodies into smaller parts and mapped their biological effects. In 1959, this allowed them to determine the structure of antibodies. Antibodies are made up of two smaller and two larger polypeptide chains that form a Y-shaped structure" (Nobel Prize website). Seller Inventory # 16418

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Title: "Structural Studies of Immunoglobulins." ...
Publisher: Stockholm: Kungl. Boktryckeriet P. A. Norstedt & Söner, Nobel Foundation, 1973.
Binding: Soft cover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition

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