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Alternatives of Human Organ/Tissue Transplantation

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Organ transplantation as a therapeutic strategy for patients with end-stage organ disease have been achieved due to greater insight into the immunobiology of graft rejection and better measures for surgical and medical management.

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  1. Department of Regenerative Medicine and Translational Science, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

    Niranjan Bhattacharya D.Sc., M.D., M.S., FACS (USA)

  2. Department of Ob/Gyn, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

    Phillip Stubblefield M.D.

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    Phillip Stubblefield

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Bhattacharya, N., Stubblefield, P. (2013). Alternatives of Human Organ/Tissue Transplantation. In: Bhattacharya, N., Stubblefield, P. (eds) Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4171-6_1

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