Neutrophil Immunosurveillance for Heart Transplant Rejection: A Prospective Study

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1788-1792

  Healy, D G ^a   Watson, R W G ^a   O'Mahony, U ^a   Egan, J J ^a   Wood, A E ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD11B; APOPTOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY BURST;

EID: 77953802168     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.02.074     Document Type: Article

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