THE FUNCTION OF THE SPLEEN IN THE EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF ALBINO MICE WITH BACILLUS TUBERCULOSIS

Infection of rats and mice with Bacillus tuberculosis (bovine type) develops a splenic tumor as a typical lesion. Removal of the spleen from mice (albino) greatly increases their resistance to the infection. This increased resistance cannot be explained at present. The infection in the splenectomiz...

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Main Authors: Lewis, Paul A., Margot, Arthur Georges
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1914
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2125153/