title: Adoptive transfer of splenocytes to immunocompromised mice.
abstract: Analysis of the immune response of mice to Helicobacter infection has been greatly aided by the use of various deficient mouse strains. Here we present protocols for reconstitution of immune-deficient mice with wild-type immune cells and protocols for analysis of the outcome.
authors.affiliation: Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Eaton
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002469:Cell Separation; D017690:Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology*; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*