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transplant 1. an organ or tissue taken from the body and grafted into another area of the same individual or another individual. 2. to transfer tissue from one part to another or from one individual to another. ovum transplant see ovum transplant. transplant rejection see rejection. transplant rejection Graft rejection, organ rejection, tissue rejection Immunology The constellation of host immune responses evoked when an allograft tissue is transplanted into a recipient; rejection phenomena may be minimized by optimal
matching of MHC antigens and ABO blood groups and ameliorated with immunosuppressants–eg, cyclosporin, tacrolimus, rapamycin Exceptions of TR Corneal transplants, identical twins. See Graft-versus-host disease, HLA, MHC, Tissue typing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But both groups had to overcome the same hurdles: the possibility that the recipient's immune cells would attack the transplant, a reaction called host-versus-graft disease, or the reverse scenario, graft-versus-host disease. The main claims of Australian Patent Number 779067 relate to the use of a compound such as GnRH analogues for treating cancer, an infection, an immune dysfunction, an allergy, an autoimmune disease, a hypersensitivity disease or host-versus-graft disease. The main claims of NZ Patent Number 514975 relate to making a compound such as a GnRH analogue for treating cancer, an infection, an immune dysfunction, an allergy, an autoimmune disease, a hypersensitivity disease or host-versus-graft disease. |
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