Abstract
In 1947, Paul Beeson showed that rabbits repeatedly injected with certain bacteria eventually become resistant to the bacteria's fever-provoking effects-a phenomenon known as endotoxin tolerance.
Publication types
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Biography
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Historical Article
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Portrait
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Gram-Negative Bacteria / immunology*
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History, 20th Century
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Humans
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Immune Tolerance*
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Inflammation / chemically induced
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Inflammation / history
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Inflammation / immunology
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Lipopolysaccharides / history
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Lipopolysaccharides / immunology*
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Lipopolysaccharides / therapeutic use
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Neoplasms / history
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Neoplasms / immunology
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Neoplasms / therapy
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Rabbits