Brain death induces apoptosis in donor liver of the rat.
BACKGROUND: A difference in short- and long-term function between living-related and cadaveric donor organs is consistently shown in kidney- and liver-transplant studies. We hypothesize that this is caused by induction of apoptosis and inflammation of the potential graft because of the phase of bra...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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