The Role of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells in Kidney Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1527-1529

  Karczewski, M ^a   Karczewski, J ^a   Kostrzewa, A ^a   Wiktorowicz, K ^a   Glyda, M ^a  

^a District Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CREATININE; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; UREA;

EID: 67249125898     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.03.065     Document Type: Article

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