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Assertion : Cornea is considered as an immunologically privileged site.
Reason : A transplanted cornea is rarely rejected.

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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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If assertin is true but reason is false.

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If both assertion and reason are false.

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Some transplanted tissues do not stimulate an immune response. For example, a transplanted cornea is rarely rejected because lymphocytes do not circulate into the anterior chamber of the eye, that’s why this site is considered as immunologically privileged site.
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