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Solanes N, Rigol M, Khabiri E, Castellà M, Ramírez J, Roqué M, Agustí E, Roig E, Pérez-Villa F, Segalés J, Pomar JL, Engel P, Massaguer A, Martorell J, Rodríguez JA, Sanz G, Heras M

Effects of cryopreservation on the immunogenicity of porcine arterial allografts in early stages of transplant vasculopathy.

Cryobiology. 2005 Oct;51(2):130-41, PMID: 16137670

The number of revascularization procedures including coronary and lower extremity bypass, have increased greatly in the last decade. It suggests a growing need for vascular grafts. Cryopreserved allografts could represent a viable alternative but their immunologic reactivity remains controversial.

BIOLOGY