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Antibodies are known to damage grafted tissues by a variety of means, so it is important to know how the humoral response is initiated. In this paper we summarise the cellular events in B cell activation, the mechanisms of antibody-mediated rejection and the evidence that antibody apparently does not contribute to early corneal graft rejection. The role of antibodies in chronic graft loss is discussed.
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Hutchinson, I., Alam, Y. & Ayliffe, W. The humoral response to an allograft. Eye 9, 155–160 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1995.32
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