Max D. Cooper and the delineation of two lymphoid lineages in the adaptive immune system
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2014.09.005
Max D. Cooper and the delineation of two lymphoid lineages in the adaptive immune system
Abstract
This article outlines the fundamental contribution of Max D. Cooper to the analysis of the role of the thymus and of the bursa of Fabricius in the development of immunologic competence both before and after birth, placing a new scientific paradigm in the definition of the ontogeny of the lymphoid tissues.
Keywords: Bursa of Fabricius; History of medicine; Immunology; Lymphocytes; Thymus.
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