Oxygen diffusion and consumption of aortic valve cusps

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 6 50-6, 2001, Pages

  Weind, K L ^a   Boughner, D R ^a,c   Rigutto, L ^b   Ellis, C G ^c  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metabolic activity; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0035658515     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.6.h2604     Document Type: Article

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