Allergic Neuritis Induced in Rats Without the Use of Mycobacteria.

Abstract
Summary Experimental allergic neuritis was produced in rats by a single injection of peripheral nerve antigen with “incomplete”adjuvant. Thus, mycobacteria were not essential components of the adjuvant. The incidence of neuritis depended on the strain of rats and the source of antigen. There was some overlap (“cross reactions”in both directions) in the involvement of rat peripheral and central nervous systems following challenge with peripheral and central antigens.