MATURATION OF THE HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSE IN MICE

In spite of the prenatal appearance of immunoglobulin-bearing lymphocytes and θ-positive lymphocytes in the spleens of Swiss-L mice, these mice are not able to produce detectable levels of humoral antibodies in response to antigen until after 1 wk of age. Adult levels of response are not achieved u...

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Main Authors: Spear, Patricia G., Edelman, Gerald M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1974
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2139526/