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Research Article

beta-Glucan Reflects Liver Injury After Preservation and Transplantation in Dogs

Tadashi Katsuramaki, Tomomi Suzuki, Yue Zhu, Thomas E. Starzl, Satoru Todo Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute and Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Shuji Matsura Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd., Osaka, Japan
Pages 39-43 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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