[Thermostable antigens of malignant tumors and normal tissues of experimental animals]

Gel precipitation and immunoelectrophoresis tests tests demonstrated the presence of thermostable antigens in dimethylbenzanthracene-induced malignant tumours of the muscle tissues of Wistar rats. These antigens were relatively tissue-specific for the tumours, amniotic fluid and the uterus on the one hand, and for the lung, spleen, and the serum on the other hand. The thermostable antigens of the tumours and the amniotic fluid had the electrophoretic mobility in the zone of alpha and alpha1-globulins.