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Characterization of Thymus-dependent and Thymus-independent Immunoglobulin Isotype Responses in Mice Using Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay
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HOMOLOGOUS AND HETEROLOGOUS PROTECTION IN MICE VACCINATED WITH THE TWO TYPES OF MOUSE TYPHOID BACILLUS
1Laboratories of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine
|October 30, 2009
Abstract:
A saline vaccine prepared from our stock strain of M. T. II produces in mice definite protection against the homologous strain, and perhaps some slight cross-protection against M. T. I also. Two vaccines prepared with our stock strain of M. T. I failed to produce any definite protection in mice even against the homologous strain, nor was any cross-protection afforded against M. T. II.
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