Medical Hypotheses
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 1047-1050, 2005

Can an allograft become harmonious with its recipient by analogous mechanisms to the long-term survival of a parasite in its host? Transplantation is similar to parasitism and chronic parasite infection can prolong allograft survival

Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health, JieFang Road 1095, WuHan, HuBei Province 430030, PR China

Received 20 June 2005; accepted 27 June 2005. published online 05 September 2005.

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PII: S0306-9877(05)00355-5

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2005.06.027

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 1047-1050, 2005

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