Legislative harmonization for body donation in mainland China: A call for national reform

Junhao Zeng^{1

2}, Chenyang Leng^{1

2}, Ruirui Xue^{1

2}, Yutao Luo¹, Yuqian Tong^{1

2}, Dan Li¹, Aihua Pan¹, Lily Wan¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Central South University Xiangya Medical School, Changsha, China.
² Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.

Junhao Zeng et al. Anat Sci Educ. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;18(9):1021-1023.

doi: 10.1002/ase.70089. Epub 2025 Jun 24.

Junhao Zeng^{1

2}, Chenyang Leng^{1

2}, Ruirui Xue^{1

2}, Yutao Luo¹, Yuqian Tong^{1

2}, Dan Li¹, Aihua Pan¹, Lily Wan¹

¹ Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Central South University Xiangya Medical School, Changsha, China.
² Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.

No abstract available

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