Immune Molecule That Plays A Powerful Role In Avoiding Organ Rej...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Thu, 06/19/2008 - 17:45

When a mouse's immune system is deciding whether to reject a skin graft, one powerful member of a molecular family designed to provoke such a response can effectively reduce the visibility of the mouse's own cells and help the graft survive, researchers say.


 

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