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Autore |
Forrester John V |
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Titolo |
Corneal transplantation : an immunological guide to the clinical problem / / John V. Forrester, Lucia Kuffova |
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London : , : Imperial College Press, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-86582-6 |
9786611865825 |
1-84816-118-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 194 pages) : ill. (some col.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cornea - Transplantation |
Eye - Surgery |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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One CD-ROM in pocket inside back cover. |
Formerly CIP. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. A brief history of corneal transplantation -- 2. Surgery of corneal graft in humans -- 3. The clinical problem -- 4. Eye banking -- 5. MHC antigens, tissue typing and blood group matching in corneal transplantation -- 6. The alloresponse to corneal graft -- 7. The xenoresponse to corneal graft -- 8. Animal models of corneal graft -- 9. Pathology of human corneal transplantation -- 10. Therapeutic approach to experimental corneal graft rejection -- 11. Immunosuppression for human corneal graft rejection -- 12. Transmission of disease through corneal transplantation -- 13. Artificial corneas. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a summary of the various aspects of corneal transplantation - the clinical, experimental (including multimedia display of the surgical techniques), immunological, therapeutic and prosthetic components - in one volume. |
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