Role of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) during ex vivo warm kidney perfusion prior to renal transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 641-642

  Reid, Kaye M ^a   Geller, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CREATININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOTOXICITY; EDEMA; ENZYME MECHANISM; HYPOTHERMIA; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY PERFUSION; KIDNEY PRESERVATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DOGS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PERFUSION;

EID: 0037869454     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00143.x     Document Type: Review

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