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Organ Preservation

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Definition: The process by which organs are kept viable outside of the organism from which they were removed (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism).  cryopreservation of organ: coord IM with organ (no qualif) + CRYOPRESERVATION   
See Also Tissue and Organ Harvesting 		Other names Preservations, Organ; Preservation, Organ; Organ Preservations
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
LXR 015  0   *Lysophospholipids Organ Preservation Apoptosis. Transplantation 1997 Mar 27;63(6):803-9
University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution  0   *Organ Preservation Solutions Adenosine Allopurinol Glutathione Insulin Raffinose Cardioplegic Solutions Organ Preservation Tissue Preservation. Lancet 1988;1(8586):617

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