Perspectives of Using Animal Tissues in the Treatment of Human Diseases

Marlena Szalata; Karolina Wielgus; Mikołaj Danielewski; Milena Szalata; Andrzej Hnatyszyn; Joanna Bartkowiak-Wieczorek; Zdzisław Smorąg; Ryszard Słomski

doi:10.2478/aoas-2026-0013

Perspectives of Using Animal Tissues in the Treatment of Human Diseases

By: Marlena Szalata , Karolina Wielgus , Mikołaj Danielewski , Milena Szalata , Andrzej Hnatyszyn , Joanna Bartkowiak-Wieczorek , Zdzisław Smorąg and Ryszard Słomski

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|Oct 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2026-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 (formerly 1642-3402) | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402

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