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Summary
1) Intra-species (homologous) rat joint tissue transplants were successful. 2) Production of arthritis by intraperitoneal injection of broth culture of Micoplasma arthritidis (pleuropneumonia-like organism) did not produce gross or microscopic evidence of arthritis in the transplanted joint tissues although the recipient animal developed a good polyarticular arthritis. 3) The use of gold thio-glucose and phenylbutazone in limited numbers of infected rats did not alter the above situation. 4) Failure of transplanted joint tissues to become arthritic in infected animals suggests an ocular barrier.
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