GLENN W. TILLERY One hundred four liver transplant recipients were retrospectively reviewed for the incidence of liver allograft rejection, the response to antirejection therapy and the impact of rejection on graft and patient survival. Liver biopsies were performed weekly during episodes of graft d
Plasma proteolytic activity in liver transplant rejection
✍ Scribed by T. Scholz; M. J. Gallimore; L. Bäckman; Ø. Mathisen; A. Bergan; G. B. Klintmalm; A. O. Aasen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-0874
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