Hepatic control of perfusate homeostasis during normothermic extrocorporeal preservation.
BACKGROUND: We investigated the ability of the isolated porcine liver to maintain acid-base homeostasis in the perfusate and the impact of ischemia-reperfusion injury without or with extracorporeal perfusion. METHODS: Harvested livers were either stored for 24 hours in cold University of Wisconsin s...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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