MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION TO PATERNAL ANTIGENS IN MULTIPAROUS MICE

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M. G. BAINES
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J. ANSELL
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A. McLAREN
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H. S. MICKLEM
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Summary.

Mice of the CBA strain which had given birth to five litters sired by males of a different H-2 type (C57BL/10) showed evidence of immunization to paternal antigens, in that the numbers of lymphocytes forming alloclusters with paternal erythrocytes were significantly elevated. On the other hand, the graft-versus-host responsiveness of maternal splenic lymphocytes to paternal antigens remained virtually unchanged, showing only a slight increase at Day 8 of the assay.

 

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