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. 1972 Jun;22(6):959–965.

Antigen-binding thymus-derived lymphocytes

I. Rapid method for isolation of theta-positive antigen-stimulated cells

Nancy M Hogg, M F Greaves
PMCID: PMC1407889  PMID: 4555781

Abstract

A rapid method for separating SRBC-stimulated populations of theta (θ)-positive thymus-derived lymphocytes from bone marrow-derived lymphocytes and plaque-forming cells has been developed using cotton wool columns. The column effluent was monitored for plaque-forming and `rosette'-forming cells. Stimulated θ-negative cells were found to adhere preferentially to cotton wool. The total recovery of small lymphocytes was 12±3 per cent and the yield of rosette-forming cells was 5.5±4 per cent of which 85±5 per cent were θ-positive.

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