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Thymic transplantation for relief of immunodeficiency diseases.
Sheldon D. HorowitzHermann Schulte-wissermannRichard Hongsubject
business.industryImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesInfantMice NudeThymus Glandmedicine.diseaseLiver TransplantationTransplantationMicesurgical procedures operativeFetusCulture TechniquesImmunologymedicineAnimalsHumansSurgeryTransplant patientFemaleRabbitsbusinessImmunodeficiencydescription
Tremendous advances have been made in replacement therapy regimens for the correction of immunodeficiency in transplant patients. Recently, cultured thymic fragments were shown to be devoid of lethal graft-versus-host cells and research in this area indicates that thymic transplantation may have a sustained positive effect in immunosuppressed patients.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-04-01 | The Surgical clinics of North America |