The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 286-289 , February 2002

A simplified model for en bloc double lung xenotransplantation from hamster to rat

  • Marc de Perrot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Shaf Keshavjee, MD, MSc (FRCSC, FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Toshiharu Tabata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Mingyao Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Gregory P Downey, MD (FRCPC)

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Thomas K Waddell, MD, PhD (FRCSC)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr T. K. Waddell, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada. Telephone: 416-340-3432. Fax: 416-340-3478
    • Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 14 February 2001 ,Accepted 7 June 2001.

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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 286-289 , February 2002

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