The influence of xenotransplant immunogenicity and immunosuppression on host MHC expression in the rat CNS

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-83

  Czech, Kimberly A ^a   Ryan, Jason W ^a   Sagen, Jacqueline ^a,b   Pappas, George D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CytoTherapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOGENICITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031238813     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1997.6589     Document Type: Article

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