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Hilbert, S.L., Schöen, F.J., Ferrans, V.J. (2005). Explant Pathology Studies. In: Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Tissues. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26515-5_25

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