Transplantation of retinal pigment epithelial cells and immune response in the subretinal space

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1021-1027

  Zhang, Xiaoyan ^a   Bok, Dean ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; GRAFT REJECTION; HAPLOTYPE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0031968512     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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