Studies on porcine cytomegalovirus relevant to xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation of porcine organs into humans provides a potential solution to the current shortage of human donor organs, but raises considerable safety concerns including the potential transmission of porcine infectious agents, particularly viruses, to humans. Porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV) is...
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University College London (University of London)
2005
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.413546 |