Why don't corneal transplants (in the eye) provoke an immune response?

a. corneas are not cellular structures
b. corneal cells secrete a chemical to trigger apoptosis in attacking lymphocytes
c. lymphocytes recognize all corneas as "self"
d. there are no lymphocytes in the eye
e. corneal cells resemble lymphocytes


B

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