IMMUNOLOGY - INHIBITION OF HOMOLOGOUS AFFECTION IN MICE BY TREATMENT OF DONORS WITH VARIOUS ANTIGENS

Abstract

Treatment of spleen-cell donor mice with an antigen gives rise to marked attenuation of the severity of the homologous affection in irradiated adult recipients. Of all the antigens used, the somatic antigen of Salmonella enteritidis, a polysaccharide, proved to be the most active.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1966
Accession Number
AD0833593

Entities

People

  • E. B. Merchant
  • Panayotis Liacopoulos

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Allergy And Immunology
  • Attenuation
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Gamma Globulin
  • Globulins
  • Infection
  • Inhibition
  • Law
  • Maryland
  • Polysaccharides
  • Radiation
  • Skin Grafts
  • Translations
  • Transplants
  • United States
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.