Effects of thymus irradiation on the immune competence of T cells after total-lymphoid irradiation.

doi:10.1097/00007890-199007000-00018

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Effects of thymus irradiation on the immune competence of T cells after total-lymphoid irradiation.

Transplantation - 1 Jul 1990

Palathumpat V C, Vandeputte M M, Waer M

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Spleen cells from mice receiving TLI, with or without thymus shielding, were investigated for in vitro and in vivo defects. At 4-6 weeks after irradiation spleen cells of both groups showed a normal number of Thy1 (T cells), L3T4 (CD4 positive T cells) cells, and an absence of natural suppressor...

Topics

Animals
Graft vs Host Disease
Immunocompetence
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphoid Tissue
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Phenotype
Spleen
T-Lymphocytes
Thymus Gland

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