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isograft

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isograft /iso·graft/ (i´sah-graft) syngraft.
i·so·graft (s-grft)
n.
See syngraft.

isograft
[ī′səgraft′]
Etymology: Gk, isos + graphion, stylus
surgical transplantation of histocompatible tissue between genetically identical individuals, such as monozygotic twins. Compare allograft, autograft, xenograft. See also graft.

syngraft [sin´graft]
a graft between genetically identical individuals, such as identical twins or animals of a single highly inbred strain. Called also isogeneic graft, syngeneic graft, and isograft.

isograft
a graft between individuals of the same species that are genetically identical. Called also syngraft.


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In the isograft controls, these values did not differ between untreated and PM treated rats.
1 In a separate sciatic nerve study in rats, AVANCE processed grafts were compared to the use of conduit and isograft (graft tissue from genetically identical donors).
 
 
 
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