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Are the effects of prolonged cold ischemia a barrier to long-distance transportation of living donor kidneys?

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Terasaki, P. Are the effects of prolonged cold ischemia a barrier to long-distance transportation of living donor kidneys?. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 368–369 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0508

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