Mixed hematopoietic chimerism and transplantation tolerance

Immunologic Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-228

  Nikolic, Boris ^a   Sykes, Megan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allografts; Bone marrow chimerism; Thymic transplantation; Tolerance; Xenografts

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW; CHIMERA; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; THYMUS TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0030700687     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02786391     Document Type: Review

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