Continuous infusion of N-acetylcysteine reduces liver warm ischaemia-reperfusion injury

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1330-1339

  Glantzounis, G K ^a   Yang, W ^a   Koti, R S ^a   Mikhailidis, D P ^a   Seifalian, A M ^a   Davidson, B R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INDOCYANINE GREEN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMODYNAMICS; ISCHEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER CLEARANCE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER MICROCIRCULATION; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MICROCIRCULATION; RABBITS; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 4944231808     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4694     Document Type: Article

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