Lung Transplantation: Technical Problems.
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چکیده
The biological problems involved in successful organ transplantation are well known and have been reviewed by Gowans (1962) and by Howard and Michie (1963). Besides these there are many technical difficulties. These may be studied experimentally by lung excision and re-implantation in the same animal, or by lung transplantation from unrelated or related animals. Further, the tolerance time of lungs to anoxia can be evaluated.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 19 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1964