Open AccessCOLD PRESERVATION OF THE PORCINE PANCREAS WITH HISTIDINE-TRYPTOPHAN-KETOGLUTARATE SOLUTION
Author(s) -
Uwe Hesse,
Roberto Troisi,
Bart Jacobs,
F. Berrevoet,
S De Laere,
Lieven Maene,
C Vanden Broucke,
Bernard de Hemptinne
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199811150-00004
Subject(s) - viaspan , medicine , transplantation , pancreas , cold storage , surgery , urology , endocrinology , biology , horticulture
Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) has been used for experimental and clinical cardiac, renal, and liver transplantation. No experience exists in either experimental or clinical pancreas transplantation.