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IT has long been known and confirmed that a course of inoculation with nervous tissue affords some protection against subsequent challenge with a potent brain–Freund adjuvant mixture1–4. Moreover, Freund's adjuvant alone has also been shown to exert a protective effect5.
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FIELD, E., CASPARY, E. Protective Effect of Encephalitogenic Factor in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis. Nature 201, 936 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/201936a0
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