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THE observations of Baker and Enticknap1 substantiate the claim of Bizzozero and Kuffer (cited by McEwan2) that an active phagocytosis occurs in the appendix of the rabbit, the agents concerned being large mononuclear cells present in the lymph follicles and lymph papillæ of the submucosa. The following observations made on the appendices of vitally stained adult rabbits throw additional light on this process.
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HARPER, W. Phagocytosis and Storage of Trypan Blue in the Appendix of the Rabbit. Nature 155, 335–336 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155335b0
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