Time after birth for immunological system to become fully functional

Range ~1 week
Organism Mouse Mus musculus
Reference Savage, D.C. Interactions between the host and its microbes, 1977, chapter 7 In Microbial Ecology of the Gut. R. T. J. Clarke & T. Bauchop, eds. p. 277-310 p.291 4th paragraph
Primary Source Krüger G, Stolpmann HJ. Postnatal development of lymph nodes in mice after prenatal antigenic stimulation. Z Immunitatsforsch Exp Klin Immunol. 1971 Aug142(2):115-21. & Hechtel M, Dishon T, Braun W. Hemolysin formation in newborn mice of different strains. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1965 Dec120(3):728-32.PubMed ID4255074, 5858699
Comments "The immunological systems of mice do not become fully functional until about one week from birth (primary sources)."
Entered by Uri M
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