High-concentration glutaraldehyde fixation of bovine pericardium in organic solvent and post-fixation glycine treatment: In vitro material assessment and in vivo anticalcification effect

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-387

  Lee, Cheul ^a   Kim, Soo Hwan ^b   Choi, Seung Hwa ^b   Kim, Yong Jin ^b  

^a Sejong General Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcification; Glutaraldehyde; Pericardium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GLYCINE; OCTANOL;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMOSTABILITY; XENOGRAFT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; GLYCINE; HOT TEMPERATURE; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLVENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 79951516346     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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