Elevated Preoperative Serum Bilirubin Improves Reperfusion Injury and Survival Postliver Transplantation
Background. The cytoprotective effects of hemeoxygenase-1 and its product biliverdin/bilirubin are widely acknowledged in experimental transplant medicine. However, its potentially beneficial effect during organ reperfusion is not established. Methods. In a matched study, we compared markers of repe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Transplantation Direct |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000684 |