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‘Actively Acquired Tolerance’ of Foreign Cells

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    R. E. BILLINGHAM, L. BRENT &  P. B. MEDAWAR

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BILLINGHAM, R., BRENT, L. & MEDAWAR, P. ‘Actively Acquired Tolerance’ of Foreign Cells. Nature 172, 603–606 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172603a0

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