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Response of Lymphocytes to Penicillin: Comparison with Skin Tests and Circulating Antibodies in Man

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THE peripheral blood lymphocytes of man respond to a variety of stimulants in tissue culture, and undergo changes in structure including enlargement and mitosis. Non-specific stimuli such as phytohaemagglutinin, as well as specific antigens such as tuberculin, to which the cell donor has been sensitized, may evoke these changes1,2.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine,

    MICHAEL J. FELLNER & RUDOLF L. BAER

  2. Rockefeller University,

    CAROLYN S. RIPPS

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Section of Medical Genetics, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine,

    KURT HIRSCHHORN

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FELLNER, M., BAER, R., RIPPS, C. et al. Response of Lymphocytes to Penicillin: Comparison with Skin Tests and Circulating Antibodies in Man. Nature 216, 803–804 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216803a0

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