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REFERENCES
We would like to thank the following sources, which were outstanding
resources for the creation of this webpage.
Professor Michael J. Lysaght was especially helpful and inspirational.
Textbooks:
Kuby J. Immunology, 5th Edition, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1997
Abul A, Lichtman A, Pober J. Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 3rd edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1997
Peer Reviewed Articles:
Divate SA. Cute renal allograft rejection: progress in understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms. J Postgrad Med 2002; 46:293-6
Keith J, Kanwar B, Kernstine K, McLaughlin K, Everett J. Part II: Imunology. Topics in Thoracic Surgery 2002
Hoerbelt R, Madsen JC. Feasibility of xeno-transplantation. Surgical Clinics of North America 2004; 84
Ogata K, Platt JL. Cardiac Xenotransplantation: Future and Limitations. Cardiology 2004; 101:144-158
Rubin RH, Ikonen T, Gummert JF, Morris RE. The therapeutic prescription for the organ transplant recipient: the linkage of immunosuppression and antimicrobial strategies. Transpl Infect Dis 1999; 1:29-39
Chapman TM, Keating GM. Basiliximab: A review of its use as an indication therapy in renal transplantation. Drugs 2003; 63(24): 2803-2835
Mueller XM. Drug immunosuppression therapy for adult heart transplantation. Part 1: Immune response to allograft and mechanism of action of immunosuppressants. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:354-62
Mueller XM. Drug immunosuppression therapy for adult heart transplantation. Part 2: Clinical applications and results. Ann Thorac Surg 2004; 77:363-71
Quan DJ. Pharmacotherapy of solid organ transplantation. Cjhp 2003
Lake KD, Chadoff L. Solid Organ Transplantation. In concepts in immunology and immunotherapeutics. American society of health-system pharmacists, 1997;149-221
Kahan BD, Welsh M, Schoenberg L. Variable oral absorption of cyclosporine. A biopharmaceutical risk factor for chronic renal allograft rejection. Transplantation 1996; 62:599-606
Russel ME. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of chronic rejection. Encuentro
del Cono Sur de las Sociedades de Trasplantes 1996; 2
Websites:
Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute
http://www.sti.upmc.edu/STI_patient_web/sti/home.asp
WEBScape (from WebMD)
www.medscape.com
US Transplant Organization (Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients)
http://www.ustransplant.org
Novartis Transplant
http://www.novartis.com
or
http://www.novartis-transplant.com/medpro/symposia/immunology_of_transplant_section/immuno-suppresive_medication.jsp
Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine
http://www-ermm.cbcu.cam.ac.uk
The University of Oxford Clinical School
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk
Haverford University - The Biology of Transplantation
http://www.haverford.edu/biology/HHMI/Transplantation/biology.html
University of Minnesota - International Pancreas Transplant Registry
http://www.iptr.umn.edu
University of Georgia Research Magazine
http://www.ovpr.uga.edu/researchnews/summer2002/kidney.htm
Images:
The Royal School of Veterinary Studies
www.vet.ed.ac.uk
Santa Clara University School of Engineering
http://cseserv.engr.scu.edu
Trans-Net
http://www.trans-net.org
The Museum of Science
http://www.mos.org
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