- Passenger leukocyte
A passenger leukocyte is an immunological concept that is an important concept in transplatation biology. The term was conined in 1968 when Elkins and Guttmann showed that
leukocyte s present in a donor initiate an immune response in the recipient of a transplant. [Elkins, W.L. and Guttmann, R.D. 1968. Pathogenesis of a local graft versus host reaction:immunogecity of circulating host leukocytes. "Science" 159:1250]ee also
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History of immunology References
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