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The lymphocyte in immunology: from James B. Murphy to James L. Gowans

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Historical insight: Between 1912 and 1921, James Murphy established conclusively the role of the lymphocyte in tissue and tumor graft rejection and in protection against infection. Contemporary mainstream immunology paid little attention to these findings, until the lymphocyte was “rediscovered” with the advent of modern cellular immunology after the mid-1950s.

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