Expression of HLA Molecules on Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes: A Useful Monitoring Parameter in Cardiac Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2362-2364

  Blanco Garcia, R M ^a   Lopez Alvarez M R ^a   Pascual Figal, D A ^a   Polo Garcia, L ^a   Guerra, N ^a   Campillo, J A ^a   Muro, M ^a   Garcia Alonso, A M ^a   Marin Moreno, I ^a   Valdes, M ^a   Alvarez Lopez M R ^a   Minguela, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; PARAMETER; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CYCLOSPORINE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LYMPHOCYTES; MONITORING, IMMUNOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34548702895     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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