Immunobiology and privilege of neuronal retina and pigment epithelium transplants

Vision Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 487-495

  Streilein, J Wayne ^a   Ma, Naili ^a   Wenkel, Hartmut ^a   Fong Ng, Tat ^a   Zamiri, Parisa ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune privilege; Microglia; Neural retina; Retinal pigment epithelium; Subretinal space; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICROGLIA; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0036179189     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(01)00185-7     Document Type: Article

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