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. 1973 Mar;7(3):352–355. doi: 10.1128/iai.7.3.352-355.1973

Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy: Studies on the Peripheral Lymphocyte

R F Marsh a, Janice M Miller a,1, R P Hanson a
PMCID: PMC422682  PMID: 4197388

Abstract

Circulating lymphocytes from mink with transmissible mink encephalopathy were studied for the presence of virus particles and for infectivity. Electron microscope examination of phytohemagglutinin-stimulated lymphocyte cultures revealed no evidence of virus-like particles. Circulating lymphocytes were also found to be noninfectious when the transmissible agent could be demonstrated in intact lymphoid organs in infected mink. A lymphopenia was detected in affected mink during the late clinical stage of disease, but this was most likely a secondary effect due to a terminal stress factor.

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