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. 1984 Dec;46(3):860–861. doi: 10.1128/iai.46.3.860-861.1984

Effect of splenectomy on production of interferon and colony-stimulating factor in Listeria monocytogenes-infected mice.

P R Wood, A M Young, J L McKimm-Breschkin, C Cheers
PMCID: PMC261628  PMID: 6209225

Abstract

Splenectomy of mice genetically susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes genetically susceptible mouse strains increased their resistance to L. monocytogenes infection but had no effect on the course of infection in L. monocytogenes-resistant mice. However, splenectomy led to a dramatic decrease in the production of colony-stimulating factor and interferon after L. monocytogenes infection in all mouse strains examined.

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