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Fol. Biol. 2001, 47, 200-205

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2001047060200

Cells of Porcine Epidermis and Corneal Epithelium Are Not Recognized by Human Natural Anti-α-galactoside IgG

E. Hrdličková-Cela1,2, Karel Smetana, Jr.2,3, J. Plzák2,4, Z. Holíková2,3,5, S. André6, M. Hřebíček7, K. Hodaňová7, B. Dvořánková1,8, J. Motlík3,9, H.-J. Gabius6

1Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Prague, Czech Republic
2Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Prague, Czech Republic
3Research Center for Cell Therapy and Tissue Repair, Prague, Czech Republic
4Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Prague, Czech Republic
5Charles University, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Prague, Czech Republic
6Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Munich, Germany
7Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Prague, Czech Republic
8Charles University, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Department of Burn Surgery, Prague, Czech Republic
9Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Liběchov, Czech Republic

Received May 2001
Accepted August 2001

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