Xenografts of MHC-Deficient Mouse Embryonic Mesencephalon Improve Behavioral Recovery in Hemiparkinsonian Rats

The limited availability of human embryonic tissue for dopamine cell transplants in Parkinson's patients has led to an increased interest in using xenogeneic donor tissue. Unfortunately, without aggressive immunosup-pression, such brain xenografts are rejected by the host immune system. Chronic...

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Main Authors: Lone M. Veng, Kimberly B. Bjugstad, Curt R. Freed, Philippa Marrack, Edward D. Clarkson, K. Patricia Bell, Cindy Hutt, W. Michael Zawada Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2002-01-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096020198389735