Trench C A, Watson J W, Walker F C, Gardner P S, Green C A
Immunology. 1966 Feb;10(2):187-91.
Rabbits thymectomized between 12 and 36 hours after birth subsequently show reduced levels of circulating lymphocytes together with a lowered immunological response to human γ-globulin. These effects of thymectomy can, to a large extent, be prevented by means of intraperitoneal auto-transplants of thymus in a Millipore diffusion chamber. It appears possible that the epithelial-reticular cells of the transplant persist in the diffusion chamber and elaborate a humoral factor, or factors, which take part in the maturation of antibody-producing cells.
出生后12至36小时进行胸腺切除的兔子，其循环淋巴细胞水平随后会降低，同时对人γ球蛋白的免疫反应也会减弱。胸腺切除的这些影响在很大程度上可以通过在微孔扩散室中进行胸腺腹腔自体移植来预防。移植的上皮网状细胞似乎有可能在扩散室中持续存在，并产生一种或多种体液因子，这些因子参与产生抗体细胞的成熟过程。
