Mycophenolate mofetil immunosuppression in rat pancreas allotransplantation

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-83

  Schulak, James A ^a   Masih, Ravi ^a   Krishnamurthi, Venkatesh ^a   Robinson, Ann ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030047710     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1996.0014     Document Type: Article

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