Word: bradner
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...mechanism in the blood of the first, untreated rats. ¶ Properdin, a chemical that occurs naturally in the blood, is one of the factors in immunity. Zymosan. a yeast product, raises the properdin level if given in small doses, but bigger doses make it fall sharply. Dr. William T. Bradner reported that after small shots of zymosan, 67% of transplanted cancers in mice disappeared, as against only 6% in untreated mice. But as the zymosan dose was increased, the cure rate plummeted...