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. 2011 Oct 25;18(3-4):423–431. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0677

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Copyright 2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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FIG. 1. — Cryopreserved aortic valve (04-2155) and pulmonary valve (06-4709). (a) The aortic valve immediately after being thawed. (b) The aortic valve cut to open along the axis. The leaflets attached to the sinuses. They were cut from the valve before samples are cored out. (c) Thin cylindrical samples were cored from the leaflet, sinus, and great vessel wall of this aortic valve, as shown by the circular holes. (d) The pulmonary valve immediately after being thawed. (e) The valve cut to open along the axis. The leaflets are attached to the sinuses. They were cut from the valve before samples are cored out. (f) Thin cylindrical samples were cored from the leaflet, sinus, and great vessel wall of this pulmonary valve, as shown by the circular holes.