Dichotomy between the induction of suppressor cells and immunologic tolerance by adult thymectomy.
Year: 1980
Type: article
Abstract: Adult thymectomy prevents the development of suppressor T cells without impairing the induction of immunologic tolerance to the same antigenic determinant. This finding demonstrates that the cellular mechanisms underlying immune suppression and immune tolerance are different.
Authors: Y Borel, L Kilham, S E Kurtz, C L Reinisch
Institution: Harvard University
Language: English
Topic: T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2138432159