Preservation of Rat Aortic Tissue Transplant with Green Tea Polyphenols

Green tea polyphenols have recently attracted medical attention as bioactive agents with anticancer, antimicrobial, and antiviral effects. We discovered their new usage as preservative agents for tissue transplants. We preserved rat aortas in a DMEM solution containing polyphenols extracted from gre...

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Main Authors: S.-H. Hyon, D.-H. Kim, W. Cui, K. Matsumura, J.-Y. Kim, S. Tsutsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-11-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000006783981422