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Lymphoblastoid Transformation of Lymphocytes in vitro after Microwave Irradiation

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IT is well established that lymphocytes grown with various added substances in vitro can transform into cells resembling blastoid forms (lymphoblastoid transformation)1,2 or macrophages (lymphoid macrophages)3,4. The added compounds can be classed as unspecific, including phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and streptolysin A, and specific, such as tuberculin and diphtheria toxoids5; lymphocytes can also transform when incubated with allogenic cells6,7.

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STODOLNIK-BARAŃSKA, W. Lymphoblastoid Transformation of Lymphocytes in vitro after Microwave Irradiation. Nature 214, 102–103 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214102a0

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