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On the reasons for the protective action of bacterial antigens in acute radiation sickness

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By comparing the dynamics of antibody accumulation and plasmacytic reaction in the regional and remote lymph nodes of irradiated rabbits, immunized prior to the irradiation with Bact. paracoli vaccine a conclusion was drawn that the cause of protective effect of preliminary immunization lies in the increased number of plasmacytes in the lymph nodes caused by this immunization.

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Ravich-Shcherbo, M.I., Prokopenko, L.G. On the reasons for the protective action of bacterial antigens in acute radiation sickness. Bull Exp Biol Med 56, 1327–1329 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00784034

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