Selective blockade of IL-15 by soluble IL-15 receptor α-chain enhances cardiac allograft survival

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3444-3450

  Smith, X G ^a   Bolton, E M ^a   Ruchatz, H ^a   Wei, X Q ^a   Liew, F Y ^a   Bradley, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 15 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OKT 4; YTS 1779;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART GRAFT; MALE; MINOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034665543     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.6.3444     Document Type: Article

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