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. 1962 Nov 30;116(6):879–896. doi: 10.1084/jem.116.6.879

THE ROLE OF HUMORAL ANTIBODIES IN REJECTION OF SKIN HOMOGRAFTS IN RABBITS

II. PASSIVE TRANSFER OF TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNITY BY SENSITIZED LYMPH NODE CELLS WITHIN DIFFUSION CHAMBERS

Roberto R Kretschmer 1, Ruy Pérez-Tamayo 1
PMCID: PMC2137586  PMID: 14035747

Abstract

Passive transfer of transplantation immunity by means of sensitized lymphoid cells enclosed within diffusion chambers has been accomplished in non-radiated and radiated rabbits. This result, together with other data available in the literature, suggests that humoral antibodies play an important role in rejection of skin homografts in the rabbit.

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