Modification of the ocular immune response. I. Use of antilymphocytic serum to prevent immune rejection of penetrating corneal homografts.
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.he recent medical literature is replete with reports of the use of antilymphocytic serum (ALS) as an immunosuppressive agent in the prevention of homograft reactions.' 2 This agent has been successfully used in preventing corneal homograft and xenograft reactions with intralamellarly placed donor tissue.' The following study was instituted to test the effectiveness of ALS in preventing immune rejection of penetrating corneal transplants. This model was chosen because it parallels the usual clinical situation. Penetrating corneal transplants were performed in pairs of albino rabbits. This
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Investigative ophthalmology
دوره 8 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969