Abstract
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Spleen cells were cultured for varying lengths of time in vitro. The cells were then injected into lethally irradiated mice to ascertain their ability to protect the animals against irradiation death. Complete loss of ability to protect irradiated animals was found to occur after 9 days in vitro despite the injection of adequate numbers of viable spleen cells. The significance of these results is discussed.
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