Ratites (ostrich, emu) as potential heart donors for humans: Immunologic, anatomic, and physiologic considerations

Xenotransplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 252-259

  Taniguchi, S ^a   Neethling, F A ^a   Oriol, R ^b   Kobayashi, T ^a   Ye, Y ^a   Niekrasz, M ^c   Peters, L ^c   Kosanke, S ^c   Koren, E ^d   Cooper, D K C ^a,e  

^a INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Heart; Ratites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345206746     PISSN: 0908665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.1996.tb00145.x     Document Type: Article

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