Viability testing of homograft valves using methyl thiazol Tetrazolium assay

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 72-75

  Shetty, Shashirekha ^a   Kaushik, Shantesh ^a   Mojamdar, Manoj ^a   Gogate, Alka ^a   Chaukar, A P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Homograft; Methyl thiazol Tetrazolium assay; Valves; Viability testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COLORING AGENT; HANKS BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; TETRAZOLIUM; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLYL BLUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0030177221     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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