Co-Stimulatory Molecules in Islet Xenotransplantation: CTLA4Ig Treatment in CD40 Ligand-Deficient Mice
Previous work has demonstrated that short-term systemic administration of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) Ig blocks human pancreatic islet xenograft rejection in mice and induces long-term, donor-specific tolerance, whereas studies on pig pancreatic islet rejection in mice have failed to d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2002-10-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/000000002783985440 |