The immunological role of biliary epithelial cells in human liver transplant rejection

Transplant Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-151

  Scholz, Martin ^a   Auth, Marcus K H ^a   Markus, Bernd H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030804993     PISSN: 09663274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-3274(97)80055-X     Document Type: Article

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