Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 54-56 , January 2010

Citrulline Evaluation in Bowel Transplantation

  • P. Ruiz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
    • Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Phillip Ruiz, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Rosenstiel Medical Sciences Building, Transplant Laboratories, 1600 NW 10th Avenue, #8150, Miami, FL 33136
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  • P. Tryphonopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • E. Island

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • G. Selvaggi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • S. Nishida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • J. Moon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • A. Berlanga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • T. Defranc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • D. Levi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • A. Tekin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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  • A.G. Tzakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

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  5. David AI, Selvaggi G, Ruiz P, et al. Blood citrulline level is an exclusionary marker for significant acute rejection after intestinal transplantation. Transplantation. 2007;84:1077
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  9. Yu HC, Tuteja S, Moon JI, et al. Utilization of dried blood spot citrulline level as a noninvasive method for monitoring graft function following intestinal transplantation. Transplantation. 2005;80:1729
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doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.12.029

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 54-56 , January 2010

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