Mesenteric and intraepithelial lymphocytes are insufficient to cause rejection but able to mediate lethal graft-versus-host disease in small bowel transplants.
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
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Xia
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Brandeis
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Sayegh
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Kirkman
D000818:Animals; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D002678:Chimera; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology*; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000637:transplantation*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology; D017710:Lymphocyte Transfusion; D051381:Rats; D011914:Rats, Inbred BN; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum