Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 1741-1743 , July 2004

Hepatocyte function during experimental use of a bioartificial liver

  • D. Papadimitriou

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    • 2nd Department of Surgery
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  • N. Arkadopoulos

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Surgery
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, MD, 14 Komotinis St., 11526 Athens, Greece
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  • E. Kouskouni

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Surgery
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  • N. Tsarouxa

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    • 2nd Department of Surgery
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  • Th. Demesticha

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    • 2nd Department of Surgery
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  • Th. Kousi

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Surgery
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  • M. Drakopoulou

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    • 2nd Department of Surgery
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  • S. Mitrou

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    • 2nd Department of Surgery
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  • J. Vassileiou

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    • 2nd Department of Surgery
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  • Th. Katsorhis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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  • Th. Patargias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece

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PII: S0041-1345(04)00677-3

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.06.012

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 1741-1743 , July 2004

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