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SEVERAL reports1–4 during the past three years have shown that phytohæmagglutinin (PHA) (a muco-protein derived from the red kidney bean, Phaseolus vulgaris) possesses mitosis-stimulating properties on lymphocytes in short-term culture. Despite the considerable interest existing concerning the nature of this drug, there is no information available on its effect in vivo apart from a report by Goddard and Mandel thirty-four years ago5. For this reason the following investigation was undertaken.
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ELVES, M., ROATH, S. & ISRAËLS, M. Effects of Phytohæmagglutinin in vivo in Rats. Nature 198, 494 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198494a0
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