Effect of Thymectomy and Bursectomy on the Survival of Skin Homografts in Chickens
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- 1 June 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 90 (6) , 872-877
- https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.90.6.872
Abstract
Summary: Two strains of chickens were thymectomized and/or bursectomized at 1 to 3 days after hatching and skin homografts made at 4 or 6 days of age. Thymectomy delayed skin homograft rejection, but neither steroidal or surgical bursectomy had any effect.Keywords
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