The ability of spleen cells adhering to Vicia Villosa lectin to augment the magnitude of the antibody response to Type III pneumococcal polysaccharide (SSS-III) was investigated. The reactive cells appear to be more characteristic of amplifier T cells, than the contrasuppressor T cells described by other investigators.

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National Institute of Health (NIH)
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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Intramural Research (Z01)
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1Z01AI000145-21
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3821968
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21
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1987
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