Histological, immunological and biochemiccal studies on the flesh and blood of the eucharistic miracle of Lanciano (8th century)
Linoli, O.
Quaderni Sclavo di Diagnostica Clinica E di Laboratorio 7(3): 661-674
1971
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-4979 PMID: 4950729 Document Number: 5388
Here are described the macroscopic aspects of the Flesh and the Blood of the eucharistic miracle which happened in Lanciano back in the seventh century. Istological research has been carried out from which it as been ascertained that the Flesh is formed by a mesodermal tissue recognizable as myocardium. The various kind of research performed on the Blood especially thin-layer chromatography, pointed out that the substance was real blood. The human nature of the ancient Blood and Flesh of Lanciano has been proved immunologically through the reaction of zonal precipitation by Uhlenhuth. The blood group research on the fluids of elution of the ancient Flesh and Blood has turned out to be the same in the two tissues (group AB). The electrophoretic picture of the serum proteins of the ancient Blood has presented aspects coincidental with ones provided by fresh serum. Remarkable reductions can be appreciated in the ancient Blood as far as sodium, potassium, chlorides, inorganic total phosphorus and magnesium are concerned, whereas calcium has increased.
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