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. 1960 Jul 1;112(1):65–76. doi: 10.1084/jem.112.1.65

DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY

V. THE EFFECT OF X-IRRADIATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY AND ANTIBODY FORMATION

Jonathan W Uhr 1, Matthew Scharff 1
PMCID: PMC2137210  PMID: 13779030

Abstract

The capacity to develop the delayed type of hypersensitivity to diphtheria toxoid and ovalbumin may persist in guinea pigs and rabbits that have received doses of x-ray sufficient to eliminate a detectable antibody response. Larger doses of x-irradiation can prevent development of delayed-type hypersensitivity in rabbits.

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