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The Risk and Opportunity of Homeostatic Repopulation
Author(s) -
Stock P.,
Kirk A. D.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03543.x
Subject(s) - medicine , repopulation , homeostasis , immune system , immunology , lymphocyte , microbiology and biotechnology , stem cell , haematopoiesis , biology
The immune system's propensity to promote lymphocyte proliferation and activation in response to lymphopenia has predictable characteristics that should be considered when immunosuppressive protocols are deployed. See article by Cherkassky et al on page 1388.