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MOST neonatal mammals are unable to produce antibodies after antigenic stimulation possibly because of a deficiency in a link in the chain of events which leads to the production of antibodies. The aim of this study was to ascertain the part played in the immunological immaturity of infant rats by the inability or deficiency in antibody production by macrophages.
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MURCZYNSKA, W., ANDRZEJEWSKI, J. & BOGUNOWICZ, A. Role of Macrophages in the Development of Immunological Maturity in Rat. Nature 227, 721 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227721a0
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