ENHANCEMENT OF ANTIBODY FORMATION BY WHOLE BODY X-RADIATION
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- 1 May 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Rockefeller University Press in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
- Vol. 117 (5), 833-848
- https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.117.5.833
Abstract
Enhancement and acceleration of the antibody response can be achieved in some situations with large, cytotoxic doses of whole body x-radiation given after antigenic stimulation. The timing of radiation is critical and varies with the kind and physical form of the antigen.Keywords
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