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- Title
Infection studies on human cell lines with porcine circovirus type 1 and porcine circovirus type 2.
- Authors
Hattermann, Kim; Roedner, Claudia; Schmitt, Cornelia; Finsterbusch, Tim; Steinfeldt, Tobias; Mankertz, Annette
- Abstract
The lack of human donor organs in allotransplantation has led to a proposal for the use of porcine tissues and organs as alternative therapeutic material for humans. Besides immunological problems like graft rejection, one of the major concerns is the transmission of porcine microorganisms as viruses, bacteria and fungi to a human recipient.
- Publication
Xenotransplantation, 2004, Vol 11, Issue 3, p284
- ISSN
0908-665X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1399-3089.2004.00134.x