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. 1976 Jul;14(1):320–322. doi: 10.1128/iai.14.1.320-322.1976

Depression of lymphocyte response to concanavalin A in rabbits infected with Treponema pallidum (Nichols strain).

C S Pavia, J D Folds, J B Baseman
PMCID: PMC420882  PMID: 780277

Abstract

Peripheral blood lymphocytes isolated from rabbits in the early stages of Treponema pallidum infection responded poorly when exposed to concanavalin A in vitro. Maximal depression of blastogenesis occurred when lymphocytes were cultured in the presence of autologous serum in comparison with fetal calf or normal homologous rabbit serum.

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