The output of lymphocytes from the thoracic duct of unanaesthetized mice.
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چکیده
IN the course of experiments on the treatment of radiation injury it became necessary to obtain lymphocytes from the thoracic duct of mice. A method for collectiiig lymph from the thoracic duct of unanaesthetized mice has been described by Shrewsbury (1959). In the present paper a modification of his method is described which, it is felt, has certain advantages. With this method the daily output of lymphocytes in unanaesthetized mice has been determined together with the effect on this output of prolonged drainage from the fistula.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of experimental pathology
دوره 43 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1962