Indefinite survival of peripheral nerve allografts after temporary Cyclosporine A immunosuppression

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 129-139

  Atchabahian, Arthur ^a   Doolabh, Vaishali B ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a,b   Yu, Samuel ^a   Hunter, Daniel A ^a   Flye, M Wayne ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b One Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A immunosuppression; Nerve allograft; Peripheral nerve; Schwann cell; Schwann cell replacement; Temporary immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOGRAFT; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT;

EID: 0032427972     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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