Non-volume-loaded heart provides a more relevant heterotopic transplantation model.

  • Karis R Tang-Quan
  • Jason Bartos
  • Tobias Deuse
  • Eric Churchill
  • Hansjörg Schäfer
  • Hermann Reichenspurner
  • Daria Mochly-Rosen
  • Robert C Robbins
  • Sonja Schrepfer

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Abstract

We aimed to compare two techniques of heterotopic heart transplantation in rats. Non-volume-loaded (NL) and volume-loaded (VL) models were tested for their physiologic and immunologic properties to assess their suitability for transplant studies.

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Original languageGerman
Article number1-2
ISSN0966-3274
Publication statusPublished - 2010
pubmed 20403439