...Vardaman M. Buckalew Endogenous digitalis-like factor(s), originally proposed as a vasoconstrictor natriuretic hormone, was discovered in fetal and neonatal blood accidentally because it cross-reacts with antidigoxin antibodies (ADAs). Early studies using immunoassays with ADA identified...

... and renal Na + , K + -adenosine triphosphatase activity after the infusion of a mixture of high-affinity digoxin-binding Fab fragments (Digibind) capable of removing digoxin from pump sites. 2. Compared with either saline (vehicle) or sheep immunoglobin G, infusion of the antidigoxin antibody caused...