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The rejection of tissues transplanted between two individuals of the same species (e.g. mouse to mouse or human to human) is the consequence of the immune recognition of the so-called “transplantation antigens”. These antigens, expressed on the surface of cells and tissues, have two functions. They stimulate the rejection response and act as target molecules for the various effector mechanisms of rejecton.
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Hutchinson, I.V. (2001). The Biology of the Major Histocompatibility Complex. In: Hakim, N.S., Danovitch, G.M. (eds) Transplantation Surgery. Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3689-7_2
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