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Here I will discuss some new immunosuppressive reagents in the context of inducing tolerance to grafts, with particular attention to T cells which mediate cellular attack on foreign cells.
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Metcalfe, S. Immunomodulation for transplantation tolerance. Eye 9, 192–196 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1995.39
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