Aortic valve grafts in the rat: Evidence for rejection

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 891-902

  Moustapha, A ^a   Ross, D B ^a   Bittira, B ^a   Van Velzen, D ^a   McAlister, V C ^a   Lannon, C L ^a   Lee, T D ^a   Murphy, D A ^a   Yankah, C A ^a   Yacoub, M ^a  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOGENESIS;

EID: 0031468471     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(97)70002-3     Document Type: Article

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