The effect of x-rays on thymus dependent and thymus independent antibody formation.
- 1 October 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 55 (5) , 487-91
Abstract
The effects of x-rays on the antibody response of mice to pneumococcal polysaccharide (SIII), sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) and horse erythrocytes (HRBC) were compared. The responses were depressed in the order HRBC> SRBC> SIII. It is suggested that x-rays affect thymus dependent (T) and thymus independent (B) lymphocytes equally; however, because they include T in addition to B cell activity, thymus dependent responses will be depressed more than thymus independent responses.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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