Effect of temperature in long-term preservation of vascular endothelial and smooth muscle function

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1413-1417

  Ingemansson, Richard ^a   Budrikis, Algimantas ^a   Bolys, Ramunas ^a   Sjöberg, Trygve ^a   Steen, Stig ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0029875744     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00109-9     Document Type: Article

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