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. 1974 Jul;27(1):53–64.

T cell-dependent mediator in the immune response

II. Physical and biological properties

H Waldmann, A Munro
PMCID: PMC1445584  PMID: 4605203

Abstract

Supernatants were obtained from cultures of keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH) primed mouse spleen cells, and also from cultures of KLH-educated, thymus-derived lymphocytes (T cells) after re-exposure of cells to the original priming antigen, KLH.

These supernatants were able to facilitate the immune response of bone marrow-derived lymphocytes (B cells) to sheep erythrocytes (SRBC).

Certain physical and biological properties of such supernatant activities are described.

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