Immune response in liver transplantation: Is there a preferential pattern in acute rejection?

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 63-67

  Cuomo, O ^a   Perrella, O ^b,c  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale D Cotugno   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Graft rejection; Liver transplantation; Th1; Th2

Indexed keywords

CD38 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD7 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0032793143     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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