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. 2025 Feb 1;109(2):231-234.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005223. Epub 2024 Sep 30.

Xenotransplantation in Humans: A Reality Check

A Joseph Tector  1
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Xenotransplantation in Humans: A Reality Check

A Joseph Tector. Transplantation. .
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