Passenger leukocyte
A passenger leukocyte is an immunological concept that is an important concept in transplantation biology. The term was conined in 1968 when Elkins and Guttmann showed that leukocytes present in a donor initiate an immune response in the recipient of a transplant.[1]
See also
- History of immunology
References
- ↑ Elkins, W.L. and Guttmann, R.D. 1968. Pathogenesis of a local graft versus host reaction:immunogecity of circulating host leukocytes. Science 159:1250