Full-thickness retinal transplants: A review

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-69

  Ghosh, Fredrik ^a   Ehinger, Berndt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Major histocompatibility complex; Neural development; Rabbit; Retina; Retinal degeneration; Transplant; Ultrastructure; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; BETAMETHASONE; ENDOSOL; GENTAMICIN; METHYLCELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RETINA; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINOTOMY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RABBITS; RETINA;

EID: 0033973375     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027472     Document Type: Article

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