Demonstration of the functional importance of the Gal epitope in an ex vivo model of xenotransplantation

Xenotransplantation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Tange, M J ^a   Tearle, R G ^b   Aminian, A ^a   Romanella, M ^a   Adam, W R ^c   Pearse, M J ^a   D'Apice, A J F ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BresaGen Limited   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibody; Galactose 1,3 galactose; Glycosyltransferase; Xenoantibody; Xenoantigen; Xenotransplantation; 1,3 galactosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002489868     PISSN: 0908665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.1997.tb00160.x     Document Type: Article

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