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Why is pig skin and tissue used for skin grafting ?
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Close to human: Because pig skin has simar qulaities to human skin with less antigenicity than cow skin and is widely available with a low risk of disease transmission it is commonly used a s a source for tissue grafts.
Answered 3/12/2019
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It isn't: Pig skin is used as a "biologic" dressing in preparation for skin gratfing.
Answered 3/3/2020
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