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Effect of splenectomy on the humoral immune response in the lizard,Scincus scincus

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Adult splenectomy in the lizard,Scincus scincus, did not affect humoral immune response to rat erythrocytes until 30 days post-immunization, but severely depressed subsequent antibody production.

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  1. Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    M. F. Hussein, N. Badir, R. El Ridi & S. El Deeb

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This work was supported by United States Public Health Research, grant No. 03-015-N.

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Hussein, M.F., Badir, N., El Ridi, R. et al. Effect of splenectomy on the humoral immune response in the lizard,Scincus scincus. Experientia 35, 869–870 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955118

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