Rapamycin and chronic lung rejection [2]

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 917-918

  Ussetti, Pietat ^a   Carreño, M Cruz ^a   De Pablo, Alicia ^a   Gamez, Pablo ^a   Varela, Andres ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; BRONCHIOLITIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 3242681340     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.07.022     Document Type: Letter

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