Frequency analysis of recipient-reactive helper and cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursors using a combined single limiting dilution assay

Transplant Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-251

  Wang, X N ^a   Proctor, S J ^a   Dickinson, Anne M ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DILUTION; DONOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HELPER CELL; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLYMPHOCYTE; SIBLING;

EID: 0030249408     PISSN: 09663274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-3274(96)80025-6     Document Type: Article

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