De novo expression of MHC class II molecules by microglial cells during acute rat renal allograft rejection

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 609-612

  Grau, V ^a   Herbst, B ^a   Steiniger, B ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allogeneic; CNS; Kidney; MHC molecules; Rat LEW(RT1(f)), DA(RT1(avl) ; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CORTEX; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENULE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROGLIA; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0031845443     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051090     Document Type: Article

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