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Original Article

Preoperative Depletion of C3 Improves the Survival of Guinea Pig-to-Rat Cardiac Xenograft Recipients

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Pages 37-40 | Received 22 Jan 1996, Accepted 25 Oct 1996, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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