Are slaughterhouse-obtained livers suitable for use in perfusion research?

Objectives The success of the ex vivo machine perfusion of pig livers used for preclinical research depends on organ quality and availability. In this study, we investigated whether livers obtained from slaughterhouses are suitable and equivalent to livers obtained from laboratory pigs. Methods Live...

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Main Authors: Alicia Ruppelt, Iris Pijnenburg, Claire Pappers, Roos-Anne Samsom, Linda Kock, Guy C. M. Grinwis, Bart Spee, Marco Rasponi, Marco Stijnen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605231189651