Neoral induction in pediatric renal transplantation
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Comparison of polyclonal induction agents in pediatric renal transplantation.
Collective pediatric data suggest that anti-T-cell induction therapy with polyclonal antibodies improves the outcome of both short- and long-term renal allograft survival. Polyclonal agents, including thymoglobulin (Thy), a rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin; Minnesota (horse) anti-lymphoblast globulin (ALG); and ATGAM, a horse anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), all suppress B and T cells. While no spe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Nephrology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0931-041X,1432-198X
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050390