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The role of neutralizing antibodies for mouse mammary tumor virus transmission and mammary cancer development.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 7 Jan 2003
Finke Daniela, Luther Sanjiv A, Acha-Orbea Hans
Abstract excerpt
Mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) infection establishes chronic germinal centers and a lifelong neutralizing Ab response. We show that removal of the draining lymph node after establishment of the germinal center reaction led to complete loss of neutralizing Abs despite comparable infection levels in peripheral lymphocytes. Importantly, in the absence of neutralization, only the exocrine organs mammary gland,...
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