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[Characterization of immunological responses to bone and cartilage xenografts]

H Schmidt1, S Völkel

  • 1Institut für Biochemie des Bereiches Medizin der Martin-Luther-Universität in Halle, Saale.

Deutsche Zeitschrift Fur Mund-, Kiefer- Und Gesichts-Chirurgie
|March 1, 1991
PubMed

The immunological responses to subcutaneous bone and cartilage grafts were investigated in rats using phenol oxidase, a leukocyte labelling enzyme. The resulting development of granulomas reflects a cell-mediated immunological process and is proof of the immunogenicity of bone and cartilage. This method is a new criterium for the assessment of the biocompatibility of graft and implant materials.

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