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Prolongation of Skin Graft Survival using Immune Serum

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PASSIVE immunization with antiserum against transplantation antigen should inhibit the immune response against a transplant in the same way that anti-D antibodies are used to combat Rh-incompatibility in an Rh-negative mother1–3. We have studied the possibility of this approach as an alternative to immunosuppressive therapy.

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  1. Szegedi Orvostudomanyi Egyetern, 11 Sz. Belgyogyaszati Klinika, Szeged, Hungary

    SANDOR BENKÖ, GYÖRGY LÁZÁR, IMRE TROJÁN, LÁSZLÖ VARGA & GÁBOR PETRI

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BENKÖ, S., LÁZÁR, G., TROJÁN, I. et al. Prolongation of Skin Graft Survival using Immune Serum. Nature 226, 451–452 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226451b0

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