Mechanisms of graft rejection in the transplantation of retinal pigment epithelial cells

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 298-304

  Kohen, Leon ^a   Enzmann, Volker ^a   Faude, Frank ^a   Wiedemann, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interferon ; MHC class II; Rabbit; Rejection; Retinal pigment epithelial cells; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENUCLEATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0030868432     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000268028     Document Type: Article

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