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. 1966 Jan;1(1):77–84.

Stimulation of human tonsillar lymphocytes in vitro

H F Oettgen, R Silber, P A Miescher, K Hirschhorn
PMCID: PMC1579165  PMID: 5916348

Abstract

We have studied the in vitro behaviour of cultured human tonsillar lymphocytes. In comparison with peripheral blood lymphocytes these cells show a higher degree of formation of large cells and mitoses in control cultures without any additive. They behave in a manner similar to peripheral blood lymphocytes when cultured with phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), streptolysin S (SLS) and specific antigens. The only exception is a lack of response to streptolysin O (SLO).

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