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Immunosuppressive effects of blood transfusion
1Department of Pathology, Memorial Medical Center of Jacksonville, Florida.
Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
|December 11, 1992
Abstract:
Various in vitro studies, animal models, and retrospective investigations suggest that blood transfusion modulates the immune system. Not all studies, however, support this trend. This article provides a balanced presentation of the issues surrounding the concept of the immunosuppressive effects of blood transfusion.