Infection hazards of xenotransplantation

Journal of Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-25

  Weiss, R A ^a   Magre, S ^a   Takeuchi, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOGENOUS VIRUS; HEALTH HAZARD; INFECTION; RETROVIRUS; REVIEW; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0034017513     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.1999.0604     Document Type: Article

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