Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 126-135 , August 2008

Influence of Heme Oxygenase-1 on Microcirculation After Kidney Transplantation

  • Jens Peter Hölzen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research, Department of General Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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  • Christian August, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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  • Ralf Bahde, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research, Department of General Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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  • Evgeny Minin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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  • Detlef Lang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Medical Department of Nephrology, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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  • Stefan Heidenreich, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • KfH Nephrological Center, Aachen, Germany
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  • Karl-Heinz Dietl, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery, Weiden Clinic, Weiden, Germany
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  • Hans-Ullrich Spiegel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research, Department of General Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Abteilung Chirurgische Forschung, Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeine Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Waldeyerstrasse 1, 48149 Münster, Germany.

Received 22 February 2007

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1 Jens Peter Hölzen and Christian August contributed equally to this work.

PII: S0022-4804(07)00612-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.10.007

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 126-135 , August 2008

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