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THE primary injection of dextran or egg white into rats produces hyperæmia, pruritus, and œdema of the face, tongue and paws ; symptoms of the so-called anaphylactoid reaction1. While studying factors which modify this reaction, it became apparent that a proportion of rats failed to show this response. This problem was therefore examined in detail.
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HARRIS, J., WEST, G. Anaphylactoid Reaction in Rats. Nature 191, 399–400 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191399a0
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