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Survivors of bursal B cell production and emigration.
Poultry science - 1 Jul 1994
Paramithiotis E, Ratcliffe M J
Abstract excerpt
The bursa of Fabricius is the site of primary B cell generation in the chicken. Analysis of the rate of bursal cell emigration demonstrated that about 1% of the blood B cell pool was replaced per hour by bursal emigrants. Surgical bursectomy distinguished three populations of blood B cells. About 60% of blood B cells in 3-wk-old chickens were short lived, with a lifespan of 2 to 3 d, and included most bursal...
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