Vessel preservation with glycerol: an experimental study in rats.
Arterial and venous allografts (aorta and femoral vein or artery) of Sprague-Dawley rats were preserved with glycerol (98%) or by lyophilization and subsequently implanted in Wistar rats. The grafts were removed for histologic examination of vessel patency on days 1, 30, 60, and 100 postoperatively. Whereas the glycerol-preserved vessels exhibited a high patency, the results obtained with the lyophilized vessels were less favorable. Lyophilized veins could not be successfully implanted.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Steglitz, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.
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D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000637:transplantation; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000637:transplantation; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D005990:Glycerol; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*
D005990:Glycerol