Development of an optimal method for the dual perfusion of the isolated rat liver

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-43

  Sahin, Selma ^a   Rowland, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual perfusion; Liver; Rat; Surgery; Urea

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CELIAC ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATIC ARTERY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PERFUSION; PORTAL VEIN; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CELIAC ARTERY; HEPATIC ARTERY; LIVER; MALE; PERFUSION; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UREA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031921664     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(97)00100-7     Document Type: Article

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