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Origin of PHA-responsive Cells in the Mouse Thymus after Treatment of the Animal with Hydrocortisone

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AFTER treatment of mice with corticosteroids, the number of cells in the thymus is greatly reduced. However, on a cell to cell basis, these cells are more competent to cause graft versus host reactions, and to cooperate with ? cells in antibody responses, than are thymus cells from normal animals1–6. We are primarily concerned here with the origin of the corticosteroid resistant cells.

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    E. V. ELLIOTT, V. WALLIS & A. J. S. DAVIES

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ELLIOTT, E., WALLIS, V. & DAVIES, A. Origin of PHA-responsive Cells in the Mouse Thymus after Treatment of the Animal with Hydrocortisone. Nature New Biology 234, 77–78 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234077a0

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