Editorial: Antibody-based immunosuppression following liver transplantation: The plot thickens

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 445-446

  Heimbach, J K ^a   Charlton, M R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; BASILIXIMAB; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; DACLIZUMAB; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; OKT 3; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOTE; PREVALENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIBODIES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76949105224     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02972.x     Document Type: Editorial

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