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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1914
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2125153/ |