Fixation-related autolysis and bioprosthetic aortic wall calcification

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 656-665

  Human, P ^a   Weissenstein, C ^a   Trantina, A ^a   Zilla, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; GLUTARALDEHYDE; ICE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ROOT; AORTA WALL; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; AUTOLYSIS; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP; SWINE; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE; AUTOLYSIS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RATS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHEEP; STATISTICS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034799359     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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