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. 1983 May;49(1):61–68.

Antigen trapping in the spleen of the turtle, Chrysemys scripta elegans.

F G Kroese, N Van Rooijen
PMCID: PMC1454090  PMID: 6840808

Abstract

Using horse-radish peroxidase (HRP)-anti-HRP immune complexes, 'antigen trapping' was studied in the spleen of the turtle, Chrysemys scripta elegans. It was found that antigen-trapping cells were situated in the periellipsoidal lymphocyte sheath of the white pulp only. The antigen-trapping cells have a dendritic character and a large lobulated nucleus. Carbon injections revealed that these cells do not phagocytose. The results are discussed with respect to the phylogeny of antigen-trapping cells.

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