Mechanisms of Galα1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc-R (αGal) expression on porcine valve endothelial cells

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 306-314

  Farivar, R Saeid ^a   Filsoufi, Farzan ^b   Adams, David H ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; GALACTOSYLGALACTOSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037326142     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.76     Document Type: Article

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