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Science 31 August 1973:
Vol. 181. no. 4102, pp. 862 - 863
DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4102.862
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Male-Specific Antigen: Modification of Potency by the H-2 Locus in Mice

Stephen S. Wachtel 1, David L. Gasser 2, and Willys K. Silvers 2

1 Division of Immunology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York 10021
2 Departments of Human Genetics and Pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19174

Skin grafts from C57BL/10 (B10) male mice survive significantly longer than do B10.BR male skin grafts on (B10 x X B10.BR)F1 females. This indicates that the H-2 locus influences the potency of the male-specific antigen in mice.


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