Comparison of FK 506, mycophenolate mofetil, and aminoguanidine effects on delay of corneal allograft rejection in an experimental model of low-risk and high-risk keratoplasty

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-340

  Svozilkova P ^a   Bysterska P ^a   Masek K ^a   Valenta, Z ^b   Zvarova J ^b   Farghali, H ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allograft Rejection; Aminoguanidine; Corneal Transplantation; FK 506; Mycophenolate Mofetil

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS;

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA GRAFT REJECTION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GUANIDINES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MICE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; RISK FACTORS; TACROLIMUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

MURINAE;

EID: 33746854296     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970600809447     Document Type: Article

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