Tissue typing, or histocompatibility testing, is the detection of what substance known to affect rejection?

a. Complex assays
b. Cell-surface antigens
c. Cyclosporine
d. Prostaglandin


ANS: B
Tissue typing is based on the detection of cell-surface antigens known to affect rejection. Favorable results are expected when few histocompatibility antigens are detected.

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