Optimized method to harvest both kidneys from one donor rat for transplantation

Abstract Background Rat renal transplantation is an essential experimental model for studies of transplantation immunobiology. Harvesting both kidneys from one donor rat for transplantation is widely used to reduce the number of experimental animals. Using the conventional method, both kidneys of th...

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Main Authors: Chun-hua Ju, Ling-na Xue, Hong-jia Cheng, Zhong-da Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Rat
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0400-9