Rejection of male skin grafts by splenectomized female mice

Science. 1978 Apr 21;200(4339):320-1. doi: 10.1126/science.345443.

Abstract

Female mice of the C3H strain normally do not reject skin grafts from males of the same strain; however, 40 percent of splenectomized C3H female mice completely rejected C3H male skin grafts applied 2 weeks later. All splenectomized females showed at least transitory signs of graft rejection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Graft Rejection*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens*
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C3H / immunology
  • Skin Transplantation
  • Spleen / immunology*
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Y Chromosome

Substances

  • Histocompatibility Antigens