Immunological problems of transplantation into the subretinal space

Acta Anatomica

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 178-183

  Enzmann, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunology; Photoreceptors; Rejection; Retinal pigment epithelium cells; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA SURGERY; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; VISION;

EID: 0031740094     PISSN: 00015180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000046484     Document Type: Review

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