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BRIEF REPORT: INDUCTION OF PLAQUE‐FORMING CELL RESPONSE IN ADRENALECTOMIZED NUDE RATS USING THYMOSIN FRACTION 5
Author(s) -
Klausen Bjarne,
Hougen HansPetter,
Rygaard Jorgen
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series c: immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0202
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1982.tb01451.x
Subject(s) - thymosin , adrenalectomy , medicine , endocrinology , cell , nude mouse , chemistry , biochemistry , cancer
In adrenalectomized nude rats treated with Thymosin fraction 5 a plaque‐forming cell (PFC) response comparable to that found in normal rats was obtained. The PFC response found after adrenalectomy alone or thymosin‐treatment in unoperated animals was comparable to that of untreated nude rats.