starting from the idea that in nasal allergy the nasal conchae -- especially the inferior conchae -- represent the organs of shock , and that histologic studies have shown the existence in the mucosa and erectile tissue of antibody-forming lymphocytes and plasma cells , the authors assumed that by removing this tissue they might prevent the formation of the antibodies concerned , and hence avoid conflict with the antigen .
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tissue
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plasma cells