Ethical rejections of xenotransplantation?
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Medical-Ethical Principles on Xenotransplantation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: EMBO reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1469-221X,1469-3178
DOI: 10.15252/embr.201846337