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Increased Activity of Antithymus Serum after Absorption with Splenic Lymphocytes

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INTEREST in organ transplantation has encouraged investigators to study the mechanism of allograft rejection and to search for ways in which it might be controlled. Until satisfactory means are found for producing specific immunological tolerance in the adult recipient to donor tissue antigens, however, immunosuppressive agents will continue to be widely used and investigated.

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LUEKER, D., TRIBBLE, J. Increased Activity of Antithymus Serum after Absorption with Splenic Lymphocytes. Nature 221, 682–685 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221682a0

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