Histologic findings proving the existence of humoral rejection in a cardiac allograft

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-42

  Abrams, Jacki ^a   Amir, Offer ^a   Etheridge, Whitson B ^a   Frazier, O H ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody mediated rejection; Histopathology; Humoral rejection

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDIUM; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD4; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; CORONARY VESSELS; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33845965723     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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