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The contribution of Bruce Glick to the definition of the role played by the bursa of Fabricius in the development of the B cell lineage

  1. D. Ribatti1,*,
  2. E. Crivellato2,
  3. A. Vacca3

Article first published online: 7 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03131.x

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Clinical & Experimental Immunology

Clinical & Experimental Immunology

Volume 145, Issue 1, pages 1–4, July 2006

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Ribatti, D., Crivellato, E. and Vacca, A. (2006), The contribution of Bruce Glick to the definition of the role played by the bursa of Fabricius in the development of the B cell lineage. Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 145: 1–4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03131.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy,

  2. 2

    Department of Medical and Morphological Researches, Anatomy Section, University of Udine Medical School, Udine, Italy, and

  3. 3

    Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy

*Professor Domenico Ribatti, Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, Policlinico, 70124 Bari, Italy. E-mail: ribatti@anatomia.uniba.it

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 JUN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 7 JUN 2006
  3. Accepted for publication 9 May 2006

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Keywords:

  • B cell;
  • bursa of Fabricius;
  • history of medicine;
  • immunology;
  • T cell

Summary

In 1956, Bruce Glick and Timothy Chang reported that the bursa of Fabricius plays an important role in antibody production. Their demonstration that antibody responses are suppressed in the majority of bursectomized chickens became the cornerstone of modern immunology. Bursa research increased considerably during the 1960s and early 1970s.

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