## Abstract Photopheresis has been used in the management of rejection of heart and/or lung transplants. Although its mechanism of action remains unknown, irradiated Tβhelper cellβinduced immunosuppression is the main theory. Since transplant recipients are often lymphopenic and lymphocytes are the
Photopheresis for the Prevention and Treatment of Transplant Rejection
β Scribed by MarkL. Barr
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 40 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1203-4754
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