Contractile function of human veins after long-term storage in different media

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-93

  Grohs, Josef G ^a   Kadletz, Margit ^a   Wodratzka, Martin ^a   Wolner, Ernst ^a   Raberger, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bretschneider's cardioplegic solution; Hypothermic ischemia; Saphenous vein; Storage solutions; Vascular contraction

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CARDIOPLEGIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VENOCONSTRICTION;

BLOOD; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MANNITOL; NOREPINEPHRINE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROCAINE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TROMETHAMINE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0029952490     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199607000-00014     Document Type: Article

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