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IT has been shown that mice thymectomized just after birth develop hyperplasia of the reticuloendothelial cells and increased phagocytic activity as measured by the clearance of colloidal carbon from the blood1–3. Experiments carried out with repeated injections of large doses of carbon also showed increased granulopectic activity in thymectomized rats4.
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GIUSTI, G., CORSI, A. Storage of Colloidal Carbon in Liver and Spleen after Thymectomy. Nature 214, 916 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214916a0
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