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Passive Transfer of Adjuvant-induced Arthritis and Allergic Encephalomyelitis in Rats using Thoracic Duct Lymphocytes

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SUSPENSIONS of cells derived from lymph nodes or the spleen have been used to transfer adjuvant-induced arthritis1,2 and allergic encephalomyelitis3,4 in rats. We have now successfully transferred both these experimental diseases in rats using cells obtained from the thoracic duct.

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WHITEHOUSE, D., WHITEHOUSE, M. & PEARSON, C. Passive Transfer of Adjuvant-induced Arthritis and Allergic Encephalomyelitis in Rats using Thoracic Duct Lymphocytes. Nature 224, 1322 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2241322a0

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