Activation of human prothrombin by porcine aortic endothelial cells - A potential barrier to pig to human xenotransplantation

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 336-343

  Jurd, K M ^a   Gibbs, R V ^b   Hunt, B J ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activation; Hirudin; Human prothrombin; Porcine endothelium; Thrombin; Xenotransplantation

Indexed keywords

HIRUDIN; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOOD COAGULATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; PROTHROMBIN; SWINE; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 0029891339     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-199604000-00008     Document Type: Article

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