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- noun Plural form of
xenotransplant .
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Broyde moves on to reproductive xenotransplants -- the placing of a fertilized embryo of one species into the uterus of another species.
Mary J. Loftus: Children Who Glow? A Jewish Law Perspective On Reproductive Ethics Mary J. Loftus 2011
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Broyde moves on to reproductive xenotransplants -- the placing of a fertilized embryo of one species into the uterus of another species.
Mary J. Loftus: Children Who Glow? A Jewish Law Perspective On Reproductive Ethics Mary J. Loftus 2011
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While these results are still in doubt, it seems likely that pig xenotransplants will continue, and with less risk of vector transmission than with more closely related primates.
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After all, after some early liver primate xenotransplants, measurable levels of simian foamy and baboon endogenous retrovirus genomes were detected in transplant recipients.
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SDF-1alpha/CXCR4 signalling contributed to tumor-promoting effect of systemic AT-MSC administration on A375 xenotransplants.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Lucia Kucerova 2010
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It is true that when organs are tranplanted - expecially xenotransplants from different species - they are often seen as foreign tissue and rejected by the immune system.
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In vivo, PJ-34 prevented the development of MCF-7 and MDA231 xenotransplants in nude mice without affecting their growth, development or behaviour.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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In the lab, PJ-34 prevented the development of MCF-7 and MDA231 xenotransplants in nude mice without affecting their growth, development or behaviour.
Medindia Health News 2009
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cancer immunotherapies represent a unique approach to cancer therapeutics based on stimulating the same types of immune response that occur during hyperacute rejection of xenotransplants.
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