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Removal of Encephalitogenicity from Extracts of Normal Rabbit Central Nervous System by Treatment with Fluorocarbon

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Removal of the encephalitogenic substance from homogenates of adult rabbit brain with ‘Arcton 113’ should lead to the production of a safe rabies vaccine.

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KAPLAN, C., TURNER, G. Removal of Encephalitogenicity from Extracts of Normal Rabbit Central Nervous System by Treatment with Fluorocarbon. Nature 219, 445–446 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219445a0

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