STIMULATION OF GROWTH WITH ANTI-IDIOTYPIC ANTIBODIES RAISED AGAINST AN ANTIBODY TO A GROWTH POTENTIATING POLYPEPTIDE

摘要

31,587-00 STIMULATION OF GROWTH WITH ANTI-IDIOTYPIC ANTIBODIES RAISED AGAINST AN ANTIBODY TO A GROWTH POTENTIATING POLYPEPTIDE The present invention is directed to the generation of anti-idiotypic antibodies by administering to vertebrates and antibody to a growth potentiating polypeptide. The anti-idiotypic antibodies mimic the activity of the polypeptide by stimulating the growth of vertebrates. The invention is also directed to anti-idiotypic antibodies to fragments of antibodies to a growth potentiating polypeptide.