Splenectomy is a potent immunosuppressive modality for cardiac xenografting.
Carobbi
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A
Department of Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27834.
Araneda
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D
Thomas
F
F
Quarantillo
P
P
Thomas
J
J
D000818:Animals; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006224:Cricetinae; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013156:Splenectomy; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000276:immunology*
D016572:Cyclosporine