Association between polyclonal B cell activation and the presence of autoantibodies in mice infected with Yersinia enterocolitica O:3

Eight-week old conventional female Swiss mice were inoculated intravenously with Yersinia enterocolitica O:3. A second group of normal mice was used as control. Five mice from each group were bled by heart puncture and their spleens were removed for spleen cell collection on the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th,...

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Main Authors: B.M.M. Medeiros, A.M. Costa, P.M.F. Araújo, D.P. Falcão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1997-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000300015