Vitreous cryopreservation maintains the function of vascular grafts

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 296-299

  Song, Ying C ^a   Khirabadi, Bijan S ^a   Lightfoot, Fred ^a   Brockbank, Kelvin G M ^a   Taylor, Michael J ^a  

^a Organ Recovery Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Smooth muscle; Tissue preservation; Vascular graft; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; BRADYKININ; HISTAMINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; JUGULAR VEIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSELS; BRADYKININ; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NOREPINEPHRINE; RABBITS; TEMPERATURE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034059494     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/73737     Document Type: Article

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