Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 1127-1129 , June 2002

Prolongation of fully allogeneic skin graft survival in the rat by combined administration of costimulatory blockade and sirolimus

  • A.S Bartlett

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, University of Auckland (A.S.B.) Auckland New Zealand
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  • J.L McCall

      Affiliations

    • The New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit (J.L.M., S.R.M.) Auckland New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Associate Professor John McCall, Division of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • R Ameratunga

      Affiliations

    • the Department of Virology and Immunology (R.A.), Auckland Hospital Auckland New Zealand
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  • M.-L Yeong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology (M.-L.Y.) Auckland New Zealand
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  • C.D Benjamin

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Medlab, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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  • R Peach

      Affiliations

    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Bristol Myers Squibb (R.P.), Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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  • S.R Munn

      Affiliations

    • The New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit (J.L.M., S.R.M.) Auckland New Zealand

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 This work was supported in part by the Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand and the Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF).

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Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 1127-1129 , June 2002