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Effect of early bursectomy on allocrafts survival in chicken

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Surgical bursectomy in chicken at 62 h of incubation produces a delay in skin allograft rejection, whereas later bursectomized chickens show normal rejection time. It is proposed that the Bursa of Fabricius in early stages of development influences the development of cellular immunity.

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  1. Departamento de Histologia y Embriologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina

    E. L. Medina & E. Pedernera

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The authors are indebted to Miss Nelly Pérez Jimeno for her invaluable technical assistance.

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Medina, E.L., Pedernera, E. Effect of early bursectomy on allocrafts survival in chicken. Experientia 33, 274–275 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02124108

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