Abstract:We carried out a study on the adjuvant effect of
Bordetella pertussis
vaccine on the primary and secondary immune responses of the mouse to sheep erythrocytes, quantitating antibody-producing spleen cells and serum antibody. The simultaneous injection of sheep erythrocytes and
B. pertussis
, when compared to immunization with sheep red blood cells alone, resulted in an increased and prolonged multiplication of antibody-forming spleen cells. The adjuvant effect wa… Show more
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