Antibody-based immunosuppressive agents for corneal transplantation
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State of immunosuppressive agents in organ transplantation.
TRANSPLANT A nON has been built on the foundation of using drug thera.py to nonspecifically suppress the recipient immune response. Failure to achieve adequate immunosuppression is associated with a high incidence of graft loss from rejection. The present goal of immunosuppressive regimens is to suppress the immune response to the allograft while preserving sufficient immunity to avoid opportun...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.384