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Chemical Deletion of Histocompatibility Antigens—Homograft Survival of Rat Skin treated with ‘Urethan’ in vitro

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THE prolongation of the survival of homografts has been achieved by treating the recipient host with large doses of drugs which interfere with the immune response1. Effective agents are, however, often toxic, so that their use in man is limited.

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BONMASSAR, E., FRANCESCONI, G., MANZONI, S. et al. Chemical Deletion of Histocompatibility Antigens—Homograft Survival of Rat Skin treated with ‘Urethan’ in vitro. Nature 209, 1141–1142 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091141a0

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