Miller J
Science. 1966 Mar 18;151(3716):1395-7. doi: 10.1126/science.151.3716.1395.
The spleen and thymus of 6-week-old mice contain similar numbers of lymphoid cells. A lethal dose of x-irradiation given to animials whose thymus, midgut, or hindlimbs were shielded at the same time resulted in permanent acceptance of allografts, while a similar dose given to spleen-shielded mice so irradiated resulted in a normal rejection pattern. The return of immunological competence was related to the state of the lymphoid organs with different types of shielding.
6周龄小鼠的脾脏和胸腺含有数量相似的淋巴细胞。对同时屏蔽胸腺、中肠或后肢的动物给予致死剂量的X射线照射,会导致对同种异体移植物的永久接受,而对脾脏屏蔽的受照小鼠给予相似剂量的照射,则会导致正常的排斥反应模式。免疫能力的恢复与不同屏蔽类型的淋巴器官状态有关。