Effects of brain death on stress and inflammatory response in the human donor kidney.

BACKGROUND: After kidney transplantation, a decreased graft survival is seen in grafts from brain dead donors compared to living donors, possibly related to a progressive inflammatory reaction in the graft. In this study, we focused on the effects of brain death on the inflammatory response (adhesi...

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Main Authors: Nijboer, W, Schuurs, T, van der Hoeven, J, Leuvenink, H, van der Heide, J, van Goor, H, Ploeg, R
Format: Conference item
Published: 2005