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ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN A TRANSGENIC PIG-TO-PRIMATE MODEL1
1 Jun 1998
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies demonstrated that hearts from transgenic pigs expressing human decay-accelerating factor (hDAF) were not hyperacutely rejected when transplanted heterotopically into the abdomen of cynomolgus monkeys. This study examines orthotopic transplantation of hDAF transgenic pig hearts into baboon recipients. METHODS: Orthotopic xenogeneic heart transplantation was performed using piglets,...
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