Inhibiting connexin channels protects against cryopreservation-induced cell death in human blood vessels

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 382-390

  Bol, M ^a   Van Geyt, C ^b   Baert, S ^a   Decrock, E ^a   Wang, N ^a   De Bock, M ^a   Gadicherla, A K ^a   Randon, C ^b   Evans, W H ^c   Beele, H ^b   Cornelissen, R ^d   Leybaert, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood vessel grafting; Cell death; Connexin; Cryopreservation

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GAP27 PEPTIDE; HEMICHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMORAL ARTERY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTIMA; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; THAWING; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 84875231274     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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