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Progress towards clinical xenotransplantation
1 Nov 2007
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Xenotransplantation has progressed from early heroic experiments on the path to meet the ever increasing demands of tissue and organ transplantation in patients with end-stage organ failure. The pig species is regarded as the most promising donor species. However, due to the evolutionary distance, innovative approaches are to be developed to permit life-supporting function in humans. Transplantation of organs...
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