| Literature DB >> 6970358 |
B Adler, S Faine, H K Muller, D E Green.
Abstract
Baby guinea-pigs were susceptible to infection with Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona, but rapidly became resistant as they matured. Increased resistance with increasing weight of guinea-pigs was correlated with the development of ability to produce agglutinating antibodies to leptospires and with maturation of B-cell dependent (but not T-cell dependent) areas in lymphoid organs. These observations can explain the basis of species-resistance of adult guinea-pigs to infection with serovar pomona.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6970358 DOI: 10.3109/00313028009086806
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pathology ISSN: 0031-3025 Impact factor: 5.306