Single centre experience with mycophenolate mofetil for refractory rejection in cadaveric renal transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 204-207

  Morris Stiff, G ^a   Jurewicz, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mycophenolate mofetil, renal transplantation, rejection; Rejection, renal transplantation, mycophenolate mofetil; Renal transplantation, rejection, mycophenolate mofetil

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUROMONAB-CD3; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 0031865108     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001470050128     Document Type: Article

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