title: A simple, reproducible, and inexpensive technique in the preparation of explanted emphysematous lungs for ex vivo studies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA. cliffchoong@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cliff K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Choong
authors.forename: Fabio J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Ding Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: Bryan F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: G Alexander
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*