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A Germplasm-transmitted Alteration of Histocompatibility in the Progeny of Homograft Tolerant Mice

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THE in vivo co-existence of cells of two genotypes achieved in the state of actively acquired tolerance inspired this investigation to determine if any detectable changes occurred in progeny of tolerant mice secondary to the exposure of maturing germ cells to a chimæric environment.

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    Present address: Tissue Bank Department, U.S. Naval Medical School, Bethesda, 14, Maryland

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, 14, Minnesota

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GUTTMANN, R., AUST, J. A Germplasm-transmitted Alteration of Histocompatibility in the Progeny of Homograft Tolerant Mice. Nature 197, 1220–1221 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1971220a0

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