Growth Rate of Transgenic Pigs and Size of Pig Hearts for Xenotransplantation to Cynomolgus Monkey

• Main Authors: Sun A Ock (Author), Keon Bong Oh (Author), Seongsoo Hwang (Author), Jungkyu Lee (Author), Youngim Kim (Author), Sun-Woung Moon (Author), Dae-Jin Kwon (Author), Ik Jin Yun (Author), Eungwoo Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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To compensate for the critical shortage of human organs for allotransplantation, xenotransplantation studies using genetically modified pigs are being performed in Korea. Two types of pigs that are used are α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene knockout (GalT KO) pigs and GalT KO+hCD46 (human complement r...