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A new approach to in vitro studies of antigenic response in earthworms
M Bilej1, L Tucková, P Rossmann
1Department of Immunology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
Developmental and Comparative Immunology
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
A method for in vitro cultivation of earthworm gut wall tissue explants is described. Tissue explants are able to respond to protein antigen by secretion of antigen-binding protein into the culture medium. Large irregular cells and round-shaped cells are released from tissue explants during the cultivation. This method represents an advantageous tool for in vitro studies providing the possibility of parallel assays from the same donor.