STIMULATION OF RABBIT LYMPHOCYTES IN VITRO BY A PROTOZOAN FACTOR

1971 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-459
Author(s):  
William H. Beckert ◽  
John Davis ◽  
Sr. Margaret M. Sharkey

A substance extracted from the growth medium of Colpidium can cause blastogenesis with subsequent mitosis of rabbit peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro. This substance, termed a probiotic, is also capable of influencing the growth rate of various species of protozoa.

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