Acta Med. 2004, 47: 97-99

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.71

Impact of Processing on Surface Structure of Human Cardiac Valve Allografts

Otakar Krsa, Dáša Slížováa, Jan Burkertb, Jaroslav Špatenkab, Petr Hottmarc

aCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Anatomy, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bUniversity Hospital Motol, Transplant Center, Prague, Czech Republic
cCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Forensic Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received March 1, 2004
Accepted May 1, 2004

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