Methods of producing HBsAg
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1. A method for preparing hepatitis B surface antigen which comprises growing cells which shed hepatitis B surface antigen in the presence of a nutrient medium on hollow fiber capillary units having a molecular weight cut-off of about 10,000.
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Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is produced in vitro in high titer and purity from tissue cultures of cells that shed HBsAg. The cells are grown on hollow fiber capillary units having a molecular weight cut-off of about 10,000.
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- 1. A method for preparing hepatitis B surface antigen which comprises growing cells which shed hepatitis B surface antigen in the presence of a nutrient medium on hollow fiber capillary units having a molecular weight cut-off of about 10,000.
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