The Thymus: Clock for Immunologic Aging?
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1972 • 177 citations
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1971 • 138 citations
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1965 • 137 citations
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1973 • 134 citations
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1971 • 124 citations
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1976 • 124 citations
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1977 • 120 citations
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1972 • 118 citations
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1977 • 115 citations
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1973 • 109 citations
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1975 • 108 citations
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1973 • 88 citations
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1975 • 59 citations
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1971 • 58 citations
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1975 • 57 citations
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1976 • 56 citations
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1977 • 54 citations
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1977 • 54 citations
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1978 • 53 citations
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1971 • 51 citations
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1977 • 50 citations
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1976 • 46 citations
Stem Cell Lines from Old Immunodeficient Donors Give Normal Responses in Young Recipients
1977 • 46 citations
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1977 • 46 citations
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1975 • 44 citations
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1976 • 36 citations
Age-associated decline in theta antigen on spleen thymus-derived lymphocytes of B6CF1 mice
1975 • 36 citations
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1971 • 35 citations
Effect of age on T cell differentiation.
1978 • 35 citations
Age-related changes in the cellular immune response of lymph node and thymus cells in long-lived mice
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1977 • 31 citations
Cellular changes with age
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1977 • 28 citations
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1976 • 28 citations
A multiple-parameter comparison of immunocompetence and tumor resistance in aged BALB/c mice
1977 • 28 citations
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1971 • 28 citations
Hypopituitary dwarf and athymic nude mice and the study of the relationships among thymus, hormones, and aging.
1978 • 27 citations
Aging: alteration of DNA-protein information.
1973 • 27 citations
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1973 • 26 citations
Aging: Alteration of DNA-Protein Information
1973 • 25 citations
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1977 • 25 citations
Antibody Production and Development of Contact Skin Sensitivity in Guinea Pigs of Various Ages
1963 • 25 citations
Strain-, Age-, and Tumor-Dependent Distribution of Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase in Thymocytes of Mice
1976 • 25 citations
An Improved Primary Response from Mouse Spleen Cells Cultured in Vivo in Diffusion Chambers
1972 • 25 citations
Hormones and Aging
1977 • 25 citations
Murine Leukemia: A Virus-Induced Autoimmune Disease?
1973 • 23 citations
Decline and Restoration of Antibody-Forming Capacity in Aging Beagle Dogs
1974 • 21 citations
Cytochemical study of human lymphocytes stimulated by PHA in function of donor age
1978 • 21 citations
Synthetic polynucleotides as restorers of normal antibody-forming capacities in aged mice.
1970 • 20 citations
Inability of thymus cells from newborn donors to restore transplantation immunity in athymic mice.
1975 • 20 citations
Aging and cancerigenesis. 3. Effect of age on isoantibody formation.
1966 • 20 citations
SEZARY SYNDROME
1974 • 20 citations
Arteriosclerosis: Is Stress-Induced Immune Suppression a Risk Factor?
1977 • 15 citations
The mixed lymphocyte response of senescent mice: Sensitivity to alloantigen and cell replication time
1977 • 15 citations
A Tuberculin Survey of 1,285 Adults with Special Reference to the Elderly.
1957 • 11 citations
Tuberculin Skin Testing in a Chronically Sick Aged Population
1972 • 10 citations
Suppressor Cells in Aging
1977 • 10 citations
Changes in immunological potential between juvenile and presenile in rabbit
1976 • 9 citations
Deleted Work
1955 • 0 citations