Levels of serum immunoglobulins in apparently healthy children and adults in port harcourt, Nigeria

Autor:	Obiandu, C., Okerengwo, Aa, Dapper, Dv
Předmět:	Immunoglobulin Immunity IgA IgG IgM
Zdroj:	Scopus-Elsevier BASE-Bielefeld Academic Search Engine Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences; Vol 28, No 1 (2013); 23-27
ISSN:	0794-859X
Popis:	Serum levels of the immunoglobulins: IgG, IgA and IgM were determined by the single radial immunodiffusion technique of Mancini in a total of 122 apparently healthy subjects consisting of 43 children (20 males; 23 females) aged 5-12 years and 79 adults (39 males; 40 females) aged 18-65 years resident in Port Harcourt, southeastern Nigeria. The effects of age and sex on the serum levels of the various immunoglobulin types were also determined. The mean values and ranges for the various immunoglobulin types are presented for both children and adults. Although, female children were found to have significantly lower mean values of IgA compared to male children (p0.05). However, female adults had significantly higher mean values of IgG and significantly lower mean values of IgA compared to male adults (p
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