Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 9 , Pages 2777-2779 , November 2006

Ulinastatin Attenuates Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats by Inhibiting Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha

  • B. Ren

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Binhui Ren, Jinling Hospital, Clinical Medicine School of Nanjing University, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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  • H. Wu
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  • J. Zhu
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  • D. Li
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  • Y. Shen
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  • R. Ying
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  • G. Dong
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  • H. Jing

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PII: S0041-1345(06)01106-7

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.166

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 9 , Pages 2777-2779 , November 2006