Vitreous cryopreservation maintains the viscoelastic property of human vascular grafts

FASEB Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 874-881

  Thakrar, Raj R ^a   Patel, Vishal P ^a   Hamilton, George ^b   Fuller, Barry J ^a   Seifalian, Alexander M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allograft; Vascular grafting; Vessel wall; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERESIS; ILIAC ARTERY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE PRESSURE; VISCOELASTICITY; VITREOUS BODY; VITRIFICATION; ELASTICITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

CRYOPRESERVATION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY;

EID: 33744494583     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-5304com     Document Type: Article

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