| histocompatibility |
condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue; "a successful graft or transplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility"
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| histocompatibility |
Histocompatibility is the property of having the same, or mostly the same, alleles of a set of genes called the major histocompatibility complex. These genes are expressed in most tissues as antigens, to which the immune system makes antibodies. The immune system at first makes antibodies to all sorts of antigens, including those it has never been exposed to, but stops making them to antigens present in the body. ...
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| histocompatibility |
The ability of a host to tolerate a tissue graft.
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| histocompatibility antigen |
A genetically determined antigen that determines the immune response to grafts.
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| histocompatibility |
literally means the ability of cells to get along with each other. Used to determine whether a transplanted tissue or organ will be acceptable by the recipient. Histocompatibility is determined by the major histocompatibility complex molecules.
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