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An experimental study on small intestinal transplantation on 82 young minipigs is reported. The selected experimental model allows for early recognition of complications in the graft. A monitoring system, based on multiple sequential mucosal suction biopsies is presented. Transplanted segments up to 120 cm were rejected in a similar way as are other organs. There was no evidence of a graft versus host reaction.
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Stauffer, U.G., Becker, M., Mona, D. et al. Transplantation of the small intestine. Res. Exp. Med. 172, 161–171 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01851407
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