How Active Are Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs)?
Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) represent a risk factor if porcine cells, tissues, or organs were to be transplanted into human recipients to alleviate the shortage of human transplants; a procedure called xenotransplantation. In contrast to human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs), which are m...
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MDPI AG
2016-08-01
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/8/215 |