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Influence of Thymectomy on Viral Oncogenesis in Rats

Nature volume 206, pages 520–521 (1965)Cite this article

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WHEREAS thymectomy markedly decreases the incidence of leukaemia in rats1 and mice2,3, thymectomy performed at birth has been shown to increase the sensitivity of rats4 and mice5 to the oncogenic activity of polyoma virus. An analogous effect has been described for the development of visceral lymphomatosis in chicks after bursectomy6.

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VANDEPUTTE, M., SOMER, P. Influence of Thymectomy on Viral Oncogenesis in Rats. Nature 206, 520–521 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206520a0

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