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Evidence for direct and indirect pathways in the generation of the alloimmune response against pancreatic islets.
Transplantation - 1 Oct 1991
Stock P G, Ascher N L, Chen S, Field J, Bach F H, Sutherland D E
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The role of the direct and indirect pathways of alloantigen presentation in the generation of the alloimmune response was dissected using the murine mixed lymphocyte-islet coculture system (MLIC). Stimulator DBA/2J (H-2d) pancreatic islet populations consisted of whole islets (MHC class I+, II+) or FACS-purified beta cells (MHC class I+, II-). Responding C57Bl/6 (H-2b) splenocyte populations were either: (1)...
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