The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1222-1226 , November 2009

Animal models of tracheal allotransplantation using vitrified cryopreservation

  • Hongcan Shi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hongcan Shi, MD, PhD, 11 Huaihai Road, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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  • Hong Xu, MD
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  • Dan Lu, MD
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  • Jun Wu, MD

Received 1 September 2008 ,Revised 1 May 2009 ,Accepted 31 May 2009.

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 Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30672080; Key Medical Scientific Research Projects of Jiangsu Provincial Health Bureau (No. K200410) and Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Province.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00805-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.05.028

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1222-1226 , November 2009

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