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. 1974 Sep;18(1):73–79.

The effect of anaesthesia on the lymphocyte response to phytohaemagglutinin

T Espanol, G B Todd, J F Soothill
PMCID: PMC1537967  PMID: 4469228

Abstract

The low lymphocyte response to phytohaemagglutinin in patients undergoing tonsillectomy is associated with anaesthesia. There is no serum blocking factor, and the lymphocytes responded normally after washing.

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