Effect of brain death on gene expression and tissue activation in human donor kidneys.
BACKGROUND: After kidney transplantation, decreased graft survival is seen in grafts from brain dead (BD) donors compared with living donors. This might result partly from a progressive nonspecific inflammation in the graft. In this study, we focused on the effects of BD on inflammatory response (a...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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