Abstract
Summary
1. Albino rats and rabbits were injected intraperitoneally with sterile mineral oil to produce peritoneal exudates.
2. Peritoneal exudates of rats contained greater numbers of white blood cells than rabbit exudates.
3. There was a significantly greater mononuclear phagocyte response to the same stimulus in rats than in rabbits. It can be postulated that this response may be related to the native resistance of the rat to tuberculosis.
We wish to thank Miss Mary Louise Wilcox for her technical assistance throughout this study.
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