Relaxin as a Protective Substance in Preservation Solutions for Organ Transplantation, as Shown in an Isolated Perfused Rat Liver Model

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 978-980

  Boehnert, M U ^a   Armbruster, F P ^b   Hilbig, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b IMMUNDIAGNOSTIK AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER PRESERVATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MANNITOL; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; PEROXIDASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROCAINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RELAXIN;

EID: 44849124222     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.03.038     Document Type: Article

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