Human liver transplant perfusate: an abundant source of donor liver-associated leukocytes.

doi:10.1002/hep.510260504

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Human liver transplant perfusate: an abundant source of donor liver-associated leukocytes.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 1997

Jonsson J R, Hogan P G, Balderson G A, Ooi L L, Lynch S V, Strong R W, Powell E E

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In vitro studies designed to examine the mechanisms of immune tolerance after liver transplantation in humans have been hampered by the difficulty in obtaining sufficient numbers of donor liver-associated leukocytes (LALs). We have investigated whether the ex vivo perfusion of donor livers releas...

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Humans
Leukocytes
Liver
Liver Transplantation
Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed
Perfusion
Phenotype
Specimen Handling
Therapeutic Irrigation
Tissue Donors

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