Murine orthotopic corneal transplantation in high-risk eyes: Rejection is dictated primarily by weak rather than strong alloantigens

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1130-1138

  Sano, Yoichiro ^a   Ksander, Bruce R ^a   Streilein, J Wayne ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

corneal transplantation; high risk eyes; major histocompatibility complex; minor H; mouse

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MINOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA NEOVASCULARIZATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; ISOGRAFT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; ISOANTIGENS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MINOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RISK FACTORS; SUTURES;

EID: 0030981242     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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