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Immunological B Memory in Thymus Deprived Mice

Nature New Biology volume 239, pages 63–64 (1972)Cite this article

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COOPERATION between B and T lymphocytes has been documented in a number of humoral immune responses1, but the nature of the cooperative process is not exactly understood. Nor can any clear delineation be given of the manner in which immunological memory, particularly that which involves B cells2–4, is built up, although it is generally assumed to involve cell proliferation.

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  1. National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, NW1

    G. E. ROELANTS & B. A. ASKONAS

  2. Basle Institute for Immunology, 487 Grenzacherstrasse, CH-4058, Basle

    G. E. ROELANTS & B. A. ASKONAS

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ROELANTS, G., ASKONAS, B. Immunological B Memory in Thymus Deprived Mice. Nature New Biology 239, 63–64 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio239063a0

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