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Peanut lectin binding properties of germinal centers of mouse lymphoid tissue

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) lectin (PNL) has been shown to agglutinate the 90% of cells from murine thymus which are supposed to be immature cortical thymocytes¹. Further studies on the numbers of thymocytes bindin...

M. L. Rose, M. S. C. Birbeck, V. J. Wallis, J. A. Forrester, A. J. S. Davies in Nature (1980)

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Serum amyloid P-component is an acute-phase reactant in the mouse

THE acute-phase reaction in mammals is characterised by an increase in the concentration of certain plasma proteins which starts within hours or days of most forms of acute tissue damage or inflammation, and p...

M. B. PEPYS, MARILYN BALTZ, K. GOMER, A. J. S. DAVIES, M. DOENHOFF in Nature (1979)

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The influence of thymus on the development of MHC restrictions exhibited by T-helper cells

IMMUNE functions depend largely on the activities of peripheral lymphocytes which have been ‘processed’ in the thymus (T cells). The best characterised activities of these cells, such as in vitro cytotoxicity and...

H. WALDMANN, HEATHER POPE, CLAIRE BETTLES, A. J. S. DAVIES in Nature (1979)

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Thoughts on ageing

Endurance of Life: Implications of Genetics for Human Life.

A. J. S. Davies in Nature (1978)

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Toxicity of diphtheria toxin for lymphoblastoid cells is increased by conjugation to antilymphocytic globulin

THERE is a pressing need in medicine for cytotoxic agents with tissue specificity. It may be possible to produce such agents by conjugating cytotoxic materials, themselves lacking inherent specificity, to anti...

P. E. THORPE, W. C. J. Ross, A. J. CUMBER, C. A. HINSON, D. C. EDWARDS… in Nature (1978)

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Immunology in vogue

The Immune System: A Course on the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Immunity.

A. J. S. Davies in Nature (1976)

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Two more biologically active tetrapeptides

A. J. S. Davies in Nature (1976)

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T-cell activation in murine malaria

THE immune response of rodents to malaria is thymus dependent. Plasmodium berghei infections are more severe in neonatally thymectomised rats than in intact controls¹, whereas P. yoelii (P. berghei yoelii) infect...

A. N. JAYAWARDENA, G. A. T. TARGETT, E. LEUCHARS, R. L. CARTER, M. J. DOENHOFF… in Nature (1975)

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Antitumour immunity

A. J. S. Davies in Nature (1974)