“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Assays of these antibodies initially relied on passive cutaneous anaphylaxis tests, but the identifi cation of monoclonal plasmacytoma derived IgE in the rat made possible the development of assays for IgE and specific IgE antibody based on radioimmunological techniques [3,7], Reaginic (IgE) antibody re sponses are optimally induced with minute amounts of antigen when administered together with a suitable adjuvant, e.g., alum, Bordetella pertussis (BP) vaccine, or silica gel [e.g., 1,2,5,7,13,14], Most authors find Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) less efficacious [for reviews see refs. 1-3, 5, 7], Responses induced with the aid of BP vaccine or silica gel are generally transient in nature; alum may promote more longlasting and also boosterable responses.…”