A complementary approach to treating antibody-mediated transplant rejection

Kidney International

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-127

  Heeger, Peter S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR; HLA ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT COMPLEMENT C1 INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; BABOON; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT CLASSICAL PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77954230424     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.80     Document Type: Note

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