Immunologic effects of human peripheral and intrathyroidal lymphocytes on xenotransplanted human thyroid tissue in athymic nude mice

Thyroid

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-46

  Jungheim, K ^a   Usadel, K H ^a   Caspar, G ^a   Schumm Draeger, P M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NODULAR GOITER; NUDE MOUSE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0033041781     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1999.9.39     Document Type: Article

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