STUDIES ON BARTONELLA MURIS ANEMIA : VI. A LIPOID EXTRACT OF THE SPLEEN THAT PREVENTS BARTONELLA MURIS ANEMIA IN SPLENECTOMIZED ALBINO RATS.
An aqueous lipoid extract of ox spleen was prepared which protects adult male albino rats of carrier stock in a large percentage of instances against Bartonella muris anemia following splenectomy. It is suggested that the extract contains a specific hormonal substance.
Perla
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Laboratory Division, Montefiore Hospital, New York.
Marmorston-Gottesman
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