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Orthotopic Rat Kidney Transplantation: A Novel and Simplified Surgical Approach
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Simultaneous heart-kidney transplant: Working together to define when one organ is not enough
Maryl R Johnson1, Mitra K Nadim2
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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