Article
"Nude rabbit" with aplasia of B-lymphoid structures.
Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae - 1 Jan 1992
Hajdúch M, Kod'ousek R
Abstract excerpt
An original observation of the randombred nude rabbit with aplasia of B-lymphoid structures (absence of the follicles in lymph nodes and spleen, no Peyer's plaques). The thymus gland and the T-dependent structures in the spleen and lymph nodes were-on the contrary-well preserved. The nude skin of this genetic rabbit mutant contained large numbers of hair follicles showing almost intrafollicular retention of hairs...
Topics
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes
- Lymph Nodes
- Male
- Mutation
- Organ Specificity
- Peyer's Patches
- Rabbits
- Spleen
- T-Lymphocytes