there are reactions they are mostly called anti-idiotypic antibodies
however there is a well characterized response to antibodies called
rheumatoid factor
look that up and you will be busy!!!!!!!!!
PEACE
markH
"clonan" <gte864e at acmey.gatech.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.SOL.4.33.0204091324450.11971-100000 at acmey.gatech.edu...
> I am writting a paper for my Immunology class and I need help tracking
> down sources.
>> I am trying to determine why the immunesystem doesn't react to it's own
> antibodies. Since each antibody is necessarily unique, it should trigger
> a response, yet none is observed.
>>> Can anyonbe give me any pointers on papers to look at or sugestions as to
> why this is the case?
>>> Thank you
>> Josh
>> Joshua J. Boutwell
> Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
> Email: gte864e at prism.gatech.edu> ICQ # 4139779
>
