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Why is it that the human body does not reject bovine or pig heart valves. can cells from different animals survive in humans?
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Medical technology: The valves are derived from pig or bovine but are treated in a laboratory to remove the antigens that would cause a reaction against them in a human body. Medical technology is amazing!
Answered 8/14/2019
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