Definition of "xenotransplant" []

• A surgical operation in which xenotransplantation is performed. (noun)

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• "At the same time, placing these cells into animals to create a so-called "xenotransplant" model has not been an effective solution, according to Johannes Zuber, M.D., a Clinical Fellow in the Lowe lab who played a key role in the research and is first author on the team's paper."
• "Potential risk of xenotransplant-associated infections."
• "Expression and multiplex cytokine assays confirmed synergistic increase in VEGF that contributed to the AT-MSC-mediated support of A375 xenotransplant growth."