Previous studies have shown that induction of autoimmune diabetes by adult thymectomy and split dose irradiation of PVG.RT1(u) rats can be prevented by their reconstitution with peripheral CD4(+)CD45RC-TCR-alpha/beta+RT6(+) cells and CD4(+)CD8(-) thymocytes from normal syngeneic donors.
C0205734
Diabetes, Autoimmune