C4d in liver allografts: A sign of antibody-mediated rejection

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 447-448

  Colvin, R B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D; FICOLIN; GLYCOPROTEIN E2; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIBODY;

ALLOGRAFT; B LYMPHOCYTE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CAPILLARY; CELL INFILTRATION; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHIL; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER BLOOD VESSEL; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER SINUSOID; LIVER VEIN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; ORGAN DONOR; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA CELL; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ANTIBODY MEDIATED REJECTION; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; RECURRENT VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; BIOPSY; COMPLEMENT C4B; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33644901518     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01245.x     Document Type: Editorial

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