Gamma globulin can be divided into two kinds according to its source, one is human blood gamma globulin extracted from venous blood of healthy people, and the other is human placental blood gamma globulin extracted from placental blood of healthy people. They have the same function. The latter is lower in price and higher in consumption than the former, but it has been discontinued.
Gamma globulin contains various antibodies in the serum of healthy people, so it can enhance the body's resistance. Its immune function is mainly used to prevent and treat diseases-related infections, such as hepatitis A, measles, chickenpox, poliomyelitis, mumps, irregular herpes and so on. , can also be used for gamma globulin deficiency. In addition, for patients with weak body, long-term illness, low immune function or immunosuppressants such as corticosteroids, the use of effective antibiotics and gamma globulin is helpful to control infection.