title: Timing of splenectomy is critical in prolongation of cardiac xenografts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Araneda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carobbi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patselas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006085:Graft Survival; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013156:Splenectomy; D013997:Time Factors; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine