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Female mice of the H-2 k haplotype have been thought not to reject primary grafts of male skin. However, most BALB/c-H-2 k female mice bred in our colony rejected syngeneic male grafts. Graft rejection was sufficient to prime the mice for the subsequent generation of H-Y-specific cytotoxic T cells and delayed-type hypersensitivity responses.
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Ashman, R.B. Primary immune responses to H-Y in BALB/c-H-2 k mice. Immunogenetics 18, 125–129 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368540
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