title: A sub-set of murine T lymphocytes forming rosettes with rabbit erythrocytes.
abstract: Lymphocytes from two murine strains AKR and CBA were found to form rosettes with rabbit erythrocytes. On comprehensive characterization of these cells by enrichment or selective depletion of constituent T- or B-lymphocytes, rosette forming ability was found to be an attribute of the subpopulation of Thy-1 +ve and Ig -ve cells. Further, the lymphocytes of this subset of T cells were found to be devoid of the receptor for C3 and a majority of them displayed sensitivity to hydrocortisone.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008806:Mice, Inbred AKR; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007136:Immunoglobulins