Biopolym. Cell. 1989; 5(6):78-82.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0000FB
Cell Biology
Agglutination of rat thymocytes induced by aggregated Concanavalin A
1Timoshenko A. V., 1Cherenkevich S. N.
  1. Lenin Byelorussian State University
    Minsk, USSR

Abstract

The effect of NADH, peroxidase and catalase precipitated in the presence of concanavalin A (Con A) on the Con A-induced agglutination of rat thymocytes has been analyzed by the light transmission method. The aggregated Con A causes a considerable acceleration of agglutination compared with the action of native Con A. The rate of thymocyte agglutination depends on Con A-aggregated size. These results testify to the key role of the membrane clusters formation in the provision of Con A-induced cell1 agglutination.
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