A heterophile system in human renal transplantation. VII. The antigen is an intrinsic component of several human tissues.
The presence or absence of the heterophile transplantation antigen was sought in renal tissue from stillborn infants, primary cell cultures, and several organs from adult human cadavers. The heterophile transplantation antigen was found in renal tissue at birth, was retained in human renal cell culture, and was present in human organs other than kidney. The most likely explanation for these results is that the heterophile transplantation antigen is an intrinsic component of many human tissues.
D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005333:Fetus; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation
D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens