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Editorial
. 2021 Oct;21(10):3215-3216.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16733. Epub 2021 Jul 12.

Time for increased awareness of sex as a biological variable in transplantation

Mandy L Ford  1 , Roslyn B Mannon  2
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Editorial

Time for increased awareness of sex as a biological variable in transplantation

Mandy L Ford et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Oct.
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Keywords: T cell biology; animal models; basic (laboratory) research/science; editorial/personal viewpoint; gender; immunobiology.

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