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Establishment and Characterization of Molecular Clones of Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses Replicating on Human Cells
1 May 2000
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The use of pig xenografts is being considered to alleviate the shortage of allogeneic organs for transplantation. In addition to the problems overcoming immunological and physiological barriers, the existence of numerous porcine microorganisms poses the risk of initiating a xenozoonosis. Recently, different classes of type C porcine endogenous retoviruses (PERV) which are infectious for human cells in vitro have...
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