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Resolution of the Conflicting Theories of Prolonged Cell Viability

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Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Tissues

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Hopkins, R.A. (2005). Resolution of the Conflicting Theories of Prolonged Cell Viability. In: Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Tissues. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26515-5_20

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