No convincing evidence exists which demonstrates that mammalian thymus cells can directly express their immunological activity. It has been assumed, therefore, that the immunological role of the ...

ADULT acquired tolerance for an organ homotransplant can be achieved between unrelated animals only if the immunological mechanisms of the transplantation reaction are reduced or suppressed.

This is a report of data obtained from children, beyond the neonatal stage, undergoing major corrective heart surgery, in which the thymus is frequently dissected and partially removed for aortic-arch ...

The first homograft procedure was conducted on a patient at Osmania General Hospital on Tuesday. Homograft is a procedure where skin harvested from a brain-dead donor is used for grafting on another ...

SURGICAL treatment of an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta with a homograft or, currently, with prosthetic material has become a well recognized procedure. Both thrombosis and the formation of a new ...