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engraftment /en·graft·ment/ (en-graft´ment) incorporation of grafted tissue into the body of the host. Engraftment The process of transplanted stem cells reproducing new cells. Mentioned in: Stem Cell Transplantation engraftment Transplantation The process by which transplanted or transfused cells–eg, in BM–from an allogeneic donor grow and reproduce with a recipient. See Bone marrow transplantation. 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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| TA-GVHD--Transfusion Associated Graft Versus Host Disease is due to the engraftment of the anonymous blood donor's T lymphocytes in the transfusion recipient's bone marrow. The tumor initiating capacity of the cells was again verified in an in viva NOD/SCID engraftment assay. Barker doesn't know why one transplant wins out over the other, but the mere presence of the losing transplant seems to facilitate engraftment of the winner, she says. |
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