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American Journal of Transplantation: Volume 16, Number 3, March 2016
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13744
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , volume (thermodynamics) , gerontology , quantum mechanics , physics
On the cover this month: Obesity is a known risk factor for numerous adverse outcomes in transplantation, including rejection and cardiovascular events. Increasingly, the infl ammatory nature of adipose is being recognized, and these insights are nicely captured in a minireview from Wu et al ( page 743). Also covered this month arenovel basic observations related to rewarming and recovery of organs from donation after cardiac death donors, and numerous articles elucidating contemporary economic issues in living organ donation. Cover design by Ken North, North Design Group .