Human blood kills guinea pig?

[Tenko]

I heard about this study about human blood killing guinea pigs in a lecture today and it sounded so much like an UL that I just had to ask about it.

Anyway, supposedly, some scientist got people blood and put it in a guinea pig and it did just fine. Then, another time, he got people angry, took their blood, injected it into a guinea pig, and it died, because when people get angry, their body produces toxins.

Was this really done? Is it true?

[Beejtronic]

Guinea Pig: Feed me!
Scientist: Does it have to be human?
Guinea Pig: Feed me!
Scientist: Does it have to be mine?
Guinea Pig: Feed me, Seymour! Feed me all night long!*



In other words, I have no idea.

[musicgeek]

I have no knowledge or scientific credentials (I don't even play a scientist on TV ), but here's my wild guess as to how it might be plausible:

Remember the old "rabbit test" for pregnancy? (I know, the rabbit didn't die as a result of the test, but was killed for dissection.) Certain animals are sensitive to particular human hormones. It's conceivable that human adrenaline or other hormones/chemicals stimulated by rage might provoke a fatal reaction in a small rodent.

[BluesScale]

Simpler than that. Blood must be matched for type, even in humans. Human blood is a poor match for rodents. This would result in a major immune reaction which could well be fatal.

Blues

[llewtrah]

Originally Posted by musicgeek

I have no knowledge or scientific credentials (I don't even play a scientist on TV ), but here's my wild guess as to how it might be plausible:

Remember the old "rabbit test" for pregnancy? (I know, the rabbit didn't die as a result of the test, but was killed for dissection.) Certain animals are sensitive to particular human hormones. It's conceivable that human adrenaline or other hormones/chemicals stimulated by rage might provoke a fatal reaction in a small rodent.

Some lab tests involved injecting human blood into a guinea pig before non-animal test kits were available. One of my lab colleagues said she hated doing those tests because the guinea pigs screamed as she injected them. I forget which diease it was for, but if the donor of the blood sample had the disease then the guinea pig showed symptoms. I also don't know the quantity involved. GPs have small volumes of blood so a large enough human blood sample will cause a fatal degree of coagulation.

[musicgeek]

Originally Posted by BluesScale

Simpler than that. Blood must be matched for type, even in humans. Human blood is a poor match for rodents. This would result in a major immune reaction which could well be fatal.

Blues

Right, but the OP suggests that only "angry blood" would be toxic to the GPs.