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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1977;20(1): 49-56. |
Experimental Study of the Palatine Tonsil |
Ki Woo Paik, MD, In Yong Park, MD, Won Pyo Hong, MD, and Gwi Eon Kim, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea |
扁桃의 機能에 關한 實驗的 硏究 |
白基佑 · 朴仁勇 · 洪元杓 · 金貴彦 |
延世大學校 醫科大學 耳鼻咽喉科學敎室 |
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ABSTRACT |
Palatine tonsil is a well recognized tissue as a source of infection and have protectional action, enzyme action, endocrine function and immunological action etc. Especially, among the several actions of the palatine tonsil, the author interested and studied to investigate the immunological action of the palatine tonsil and the following results were obtained : 1. The value and activity of protein and immunoglobulin of human palatine tonsil concern to the role of immune production. 2. Tonsillectomy has not influenced maintain the value of serum protein and immunoglobulin. 3. Clinically, in case of chronic infectious state of tonsil, general symptoms, body weight and systemic diseases are also improved by tonsillectomy.
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