Neonatal thymectomy: Does it affect immune function?

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Neonatal thymectomy: Does it affect immune function? Winfield J. Wells, MD, Robertson Parkman, MD, Elizabeth Smogorzewska, MD, Mark Barr, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 115, Issue 5, Pages 1041-1046 (May 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(98)70403-9 Copyright © 1998 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 This graph of blastogenesis to tetanus toxiod (cumulative percent versus frequency distribution) shows no significant difference in cumulative percentiles of frequencies of counts per minute in thymectomy and control patients at 3 and 12 months. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1998 115, 1041-1046DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(98)70403-9) Copyright © 1998 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 This graph of antibody titer to tetanus toxoid (cumulative persent versus frequency distribution) shows no significant difference in cumulative percentiles in antibody response to tetanus toxoid in patients after thymectomy at the 3- and 12-month follow-up. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1998 115, 1041-1046DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(98)70403-9) Copyright © 1998 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions