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. 1972 Oct 31;136(5):1054–1062. doi: 10.1084/jem.136.5.1054

OCCURRENCE OF A THETA-LIKE ANTIGEN IN RATS

Tommy C Douglas 1
PMCID: PMC2139293  PMID: 4117187

Abstract

A rat antigen system parallel to the mouse theta system has been described• All rat strains tested expressed an antigen cross-reactive with the θ-AKR specificity of mice while none cross-reacted strongly with θ-C3H. The rat antigen may be demonstrated by either absorption or direct complement-mediated killing of rat thymocytes. Patterns of organ distribution and developmental appearance in the nervous system of rats also parallel those previously reported for theta in mice.

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