The lymphocyte in immunology: from James B. Murphy to James L. Gowans

Historical insight: Between 1912 and 1921, James Murphy established conclusively the role of the lymphocyte in tissue and tumor graft rejection and in protection against infection. Contemporary mainstream immunology paid little attention to these findings, until the lymphocyte was “rediscovered” wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature immunology 2001-07, Vol.2 (7), p.569-571
1. Verfasser:	Silverstein, Arthur M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergy and Immunology - history Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine commentary Gowans History, 20th Century Immunology Infectious Diseases J B Murphy J L Gowans Lymphocytes Lymphocytes - immunology Murphy United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Historical insight: Between 1912 and 1921, James Murphy established conclusively the role of the lymphocyte in tissue and tumor graft rejection and in protection against infection. Contemporary mainstream immunology paid little attention to these findings, until the lymphocyte was “rediscovered” with the advent of modern cellular immunology after the mid-1950s.
ISSN:	1529-2908 1529-2916
DOI:	10.1038/89706