Induction of autoimmune abdominal aortic aneurysm in pigs - A novel large animal model

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue , 2017, Pages 26-31

  Riber, Sara Schødt ^a   Ali, Mulham ^a,b   Bergseth, Sara Hveding ^a,b   Stubbe, Jane ^a,b   Stenger, Michael ^a   Behr Rasmussen, Carsten ^c   Lindholt, Jes Sanddal ^a,c  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Autoimmunity; Porcine model; Sheep to pig xenotransplantation

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DULOXETINE; FLUNIXIN; HEPARIN;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ANALGESIA; ANEMIA; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOPENIA; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTOPENIA; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 85021224173     PISSN: 20490801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2017.06.017     Document Type: Article

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