P B Medawar

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1 The fate of skin homografts in man. J Anat 1943 17.30
2 Nature and mode of action of antilymphocytic antiserum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1966 7.56
3 Rate of regeneration of peripheral nerves in man. J Physiol 1943 3.02
4 THE CHEMICAL INHIBITION OF FIBRE REGENERATION AND NEUROMA FORMATION IN PERIPHERAL NERVES. J Neurol Psychiatry 1942 2.38
5 Further experiments on the action of antilymphocytic antiserum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1967 2.31
6 Notes on the preparation and assay of anti-lymphocytic serum for use in mice. Immunology 1968 1.96
7 A note on the specificity of the corneal epithelium. J Anat 1950 1.59
8 Cellular immunity and the homograft reaction. Br Med Bull 1967 1.54
9 Acquired immunological tolerance of foreign cells is impaired by recombinant interleukin 2 or vitamin A acetate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1985 1.53
10 'Actively acquired tolerance' of foreign cells. 1953. J Immunol 2010 1.46
11 Survival of skin heterografts under treatment with antilymphocytic serum. Lancet 1968 1.39
12 Characterization of antilymphocytic antibody. Nature 1967 1.27
13 T-cell-mediated enhancement of host-versus-graft reactivity in mice fed a diet enriched in vitamin A acetate. Nature 1983 1.20
14 'Actively acquired tolerance' of foreign cells. 1953. Transplantation 2003 1.12
15 Enhancement of specific antitumor immunity in mice fed a diet enriched in vitamin A acetate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1983 1.10
16 Toxicity of Sulphonamide Drugs to Cells in Vitro. Br Med J 1941 1.10
17 Double-blind controlled trial of immunosuppression in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: final report. Lancet 1982 1.09
18 Induction of tolerance with antilymphocytic serum. Transplant Proc 1969 1.06
19 Supposed lamarckian inheritance of immunological tolerance. Nature 1981 1.05
20 Immunosuppressive effects of heterologous antilymphocyte serum in monkeys. Lancet 1970 1.04
21 Influence of dendritic cells on tumor growth. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1985 1.02
22 Foetal antigens and cancer. Nature 1973 1.00
23 In vitro reactivity of lymphoid cells from tolerant mice. Transplant Proc 1973 0.98
24 Tolerance reconsidered--a critical survey. Transplant Proc 1973 0.98
25 Intensive immunosuppression in patients with disseminated sclerosis. I. Clinical response. Clin Exp Immunol 1975 0.98
26 Anti-cancer action of retinoids. Immunology 1981 0.95
27 Vulnerability of methylcholanthrene-induced tumours to immunity aroused by syngeneic foetal cells. Nature 1978 0.90
28 Retinyl acetate-mediated augmentation of resistance to a transplantable 3-methylcholanthrene-induced fibrosarcoma. The dose response and time course. Transplantation 1984 0.90
29 Can fetal antigens be used for prophylactic immunization? Ciba Found Symp 1983 0.88
30 T-cell depletion of allogeneic bone marrow prevents acceleration of graft-versus-host disease induced by exogenous interleukin 2. Cell Immunol 1986 0.88
31 Tolerance of rat skin grafts in adult mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1969 0.86
32 Transplantation tolerance. Br Med Bull 1976 0.86
33 Further studies on supposed lamarckian inheritance of immunological tolerance. Nature 1982 0.80
34 Mechanism of action of antilymphoid antisera. Surg Forum 1966 0.79
35 The Nobel Lectures in Immunology. The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1960. Immunological tolerance. Scand J Immunol 1991 0.78
36 Fear and DNA. New York Rev Books 1977 0.78
37 Proceedings: Implications of the fetal antigen theory for fetal transplantation. Cancer Res 1974 0.77
38 Antilymphocyte serum and the induction of tolerance to transplantation antigens. Fed Proc 1970 0.76
39 Host recognition of fetal antigens: do they induce specific antibodies? Ciba Found Symp 1983 0.75
40 Can genetically transmitted obesity be ascribed to an adipose tissue defect? Proc Nutr Soc 1977 0.75
41 Retinoids and in vivo immunity to transplantable tumours: a terra relatively incognita. Immunol Today 1984 0.75
42 Fetal and cancer cells: some intriguing links. Hosp Pract (Off Ed) 1982 0.75
43 Reflections. J Gen Intern Med 1991 0.75
44 Synergism between cortisol and antilymphocyte serum. I. Observations in murine allograft systems. Ciba Found Study Group 1970 0.75
45 Reflections. J Gen Intern Med 1990 0.75
46 Alteration of the immune response in mice by dietary factors: effects of irradiating, autoclaving and essential fatty acid deficiency of rodent diets [proceedings]. Proc Nutr Soc 1976 0.75
47 Some reflections on science and civilization. Ciba Found Symp 1971 0.75
48 Modern trends in plastic surgery. Homografts. Mod Trends Plast Surg 1966 0.75
49 A biological analysis of individuality. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1996 0.75
50 Proceedings: Therapeutic aspects of the fetal antigen theory. Br J Surg 1974 0.75
51 Is immunological tolerance (non-responsiveness) a consequence of interleukin 2 deficit during the recognition of antigen? Immunol Today 1984 0.75
52 The scientific conscience. Hosp Pract 1976 0.75
53 Homografts. Mod Trends Plast Surg 1966 0.75
54 Thoughts on progress. Hosp Pract 1976 0.75
55 The genetic improvement of man. Australas Ann Med 1969 0.75
56 The future of life expectancy. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1985 0.75