MHC expression in fragment and full-thickness allogeneic embryonic retinal transplants

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 238, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 589-598

  Ghosh, Fredrik ^a   Larsson, Jörgen ^a   Wilke, Kennerth ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0033944592     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004170000138     Document Type: Article

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