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Haemolytic Plaque Formation by Unimmunized Mouse Peritoneal Lymphocytes

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BUSSARD1 has recently reported that when peritoneal cells from unimmunized mice are incubated at 37° C with sheep red blood cells and complement in a film of carboxymethyl-cellulose gum (CMC)2, they produce plaques of haemolysis. He also presented some evidence that this lysis results from the production of antibody.

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BENDINELLI, M., WEDDERBURN, N. Haemolytic Plaque Formation by Unimmunized Mouse Peritoneal Lymphocytes. Nature 215, 157–158 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215157a0

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