Abstract
Summary
The effect of splenectomy on interferon formation in mice following intravenous injection of Newcastle disease virus is described. Serum from splenectomized mice had markedly lower protective activity than serum from control animals. Organ cultures of spleens and livers removed from these animals after injection of NDV showed interferon production in the spleen but not in the liver.
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