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Antiphosphocholine Antibodies Found In Normal Mouse Serum Are Protective Against Intravenous Infection With Type 3 Streptococcus Pneumoniae, David E. Briles, Moon Nahm, Kenneth Schroer, Joseph Davie, Phillip Baker, John Kearney, Raul G. Barletta Mar 1981

Antiphosphocholine Antibodies Found In Normal Mouse Serum Are Protective Against Intravenous Infection With Type 3 Streptococcus Pneumoniae, David E. Briles, Moon Nahm, Kenneth Schroer, Joseph Davie, Phillip Baker, John Kearney, Raul G. Barletta

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Although it has been clearly demonstrated that antibodies to pneumococcal capsules are protective in both mice and men (1, 2), the protective properties of antibodies to other pneumococcal constituents have been less well investigated. In the present report we describe results indicating that naturally occurring antibodies binding with the phosphocholine (PC) determinant of the pneumococcal cell wall C-carbohydrate (3) are important in the protection of mice from experimental pneumococcal infections.


The Psychology Of Euthanizing Animals: The Emotional Components, Charles E. Owens, Ricky Davis, Bill Hurt Smith Jan 1981

The Psychology Of Euthanizing Animals: The Emotional Components, Charles E. Owens, Ricky Davis, Bill Hurt Smith

Human and Animal Bonding Collection

The emotional effects of euthanizing unwanted animals on professional animal control personnel are examined using written statements of and discussions among twenty-six euthanasia technicians at a workshop during a national session of the Animal Control Academy (Tuscaloosa, AL]. Emotional conflicts arise .in significant part from the dilemma that the same public which is responsible for the problem of unwanted animals also has a markedly negative perception of euthanasia, and by extension, of those who perform euthanasia. During discussions, the euthanasia technicians revealed a variety of strategies for coping with feelings of isolation, alienation and sorrow. These included intellectualization, avoidance of …