The authors have investigated the immunological rejection responses against allogeneic tendon tissue using two strains of inbred rats.
A complement dependent cytotoxicity test and an absorbing test were used. The results indicate that the rat tendon tissue contained major histo-compatibility antigens, that this was largely present in tendon cell components, and that collagen showed little or no response.
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