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Porcine conduction system autonomic innervation differs markedly from human hearts, impacting future xenotransplantation.
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Urges caution in porcine xenotransplant models; leaves open functional consequences of species-specific conduction system innervation.
CRICK et al. (1999) studied Porcine heart conduction system. Autonomic innervation distribution was evaluated on Relative distribution of autonomic nerves. The autonomic innervation of the porcine conduction system is similar to that of the bovine heart but markedly different from the human heart, which is relevant for future xenotransplantation.
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