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Abstract
Chicks bursectomized by testosterone injection on the 5th day of incubation showed a marked inability to produce antibodies to Salmonella typhimurium. When portions of the bursa of Fabricius were enclosed in cell-impermeable Millipore diffusion chambers and implanted subcutaneously or intraperitoneally, the antibody-producing capacity of these animals was restored. Evidence strongly suggests that the bursa of Fabricius elaborates a non-cellular agent capable of restoring immunologic reactivity in bursectomized chicks.Entities:
Keywords: ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHICK EMBRYO; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; IMMUNIZATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; POULTRY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TESTOSTERONE
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Year: 1965 PMID: 14250327 DOI: 10.1126/science.147.3663.1307
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728