Evaluation of kangaroo pericardium as an alternative substitute for reconstructive cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 301-306

  Neethling, W M L ^a   Cooper, S ^a   Van Den Heever, J J ^a   Hough, J ^a   Hodge, A J ^a  

^a Fremantle Heart Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biocompatible materials; Cardiac surgery procedures; Pericardium; Rats

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOPROSTHESIS; CALCIFICATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KANGAROO; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEROSA; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATTLE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PERICARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036301641     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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