Four-dimensional characterization of thrombosis in a live-cell, shear-flow assay: development and application to xenotransplantation.

Porcine xenografts are a promising source of scarce transplantable organs, but stimulate intense thrombosis of human blood despite targeted genetic and pharmacologic interventions. Current experimental models do not enable study of the blood/endothelial interface to investigate adhesive interactions...

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Main Authors: Donald G Harris, Prabhjot K Benipal, Xiangfei Cheng, Lars Burdorf, Agnes M Azimzadeh, Richard N Pierson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4382176?pdf=render