Hypothermic Oxygenated Liver Perfusion: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Application

Current Transplantation Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 52-62

  Schlegel, A ^a   Kron, P ^a   Dutkowski, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion; Ischemia reperfusion injury; Mitochondria; ROS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975140380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21963029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40472-014-0046-1     Document Type: Article

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