Orthotopic heart transplantation in the pig: the pattern of rejection

Transplant Proc. 1976 Mar;8(1):27-30.

Abstract

This paper describes the behavior of orthotopically allografted hearts in the pig. Rejection between littermate pigs varied from under 7 days to more than 5 mo in unimmunosuppressed animals.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Graft Rejection* / pathology
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Swine / immunology*
  • Tissue Survival
  • Transplantation, Homologous