The Major Histocompatibility Complex in Transplantation

The transplant of organs is one of the greatest therapeutic achievements of the twentieth century. In organ transplantation, the adaptive immunity is considered the main response exerted to the transplanted tissue, since the principal target of the immune response is the MHC (major histocompatibilit...

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Main Authors: Marco Antonio Ayala García, Beatriz González Yebra, Andrea Liliana López Flores, Eduardo Guaní Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/842141