allograft
allograft
Definition
allo·graft (al′ō graft′, al′ə-)
noun
a graft of tissue or an organ taken from an individual of the same species as the recipient but with different hereditary factors; homograft
allograft
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- cardiac: Twenty-eight days after intrathymic injection, the mice were transplanted with an H-2K b -positive, fully vascularised cardiac allograft.
- renal: Since the renal allograft has no collateral arterial supply, irreversible injury may result if the ischemic time exceeds 1.5 hours.
- amniotic: The extensive conjunctival defect, involving one-half of the bulbar conjunctiva, was reconstructed with an amniotic membrane allograft.
Modifies a noun
- rejection: AB - BACKGROUND: Control of allograft rejection remains the most difficult dilemma in intestinal transplantation.
- survival: It has been used successfully to prolong islet allograft survival in a canine model ( Ref.
- recipient: Human papilloma virus infections and skin cancer in renal allograft recipients.
- islet: Brod S, Katz S, Phan T and Stepkowski S. Ingested interferon alpha prevents allograft islet transplant rejection.
- transplant: Brod S, Katz S, Phan T and Stepkowski S. Ingested interferon alpha prevents allograft islet transplant rejection.
- vasculopathy: Dr. M Burch to explore the relationship of endothelial damage and dysfunction to development of coronary allograft vasculopathy after cardiac transplant.
Noun used with modifier
- islet: It has been used successfully to prolong islet allograft survival in a canine model ( Ref.
- pancreas: The immunosuppressive drugs used to maintain the pancreas allograft appear to be able to keep autoimmunity at bay ( Ref.
- membrane: The extensive conjunctival defect, involving one-half of the bulbar conjunctiva, was reconstructed with an amniotic membrane allograft.
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