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Direct cytotoxic tests and absorption studies demonstrated thatI-region associated antigens (Ia) are not restricted to lymphocytes. Ia was found on spermatozoa, macrophages, and on epidermal cells, whereas Ia was absent from brain, liver, kidney, and fibroblasts. The possible biological meaning of these observations is discussed.
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Hämmerling, G.J., Mauve, G., Goldberg, E. et al. Tissue distribution of ia antigens: Ia on spermatozoa, macrophages, and epidermal cells. Immunogenetics 1, 428–437 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01564080
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