1. [Kidney transplantation in the rat: An institutional technique]
- Author
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M-O, Timsit, X, Ge, X, Yuan, B, Floerchinger, A, Jurisch, A, Mejean, and S, G Tullius
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Models, Animal ,Animals ,Kidney Transplantation ,Rats - Abstract
Kidney transplantation in rats is a classic experimental model used in transplant research. As several methods have been previously reported without definition of a gold standard, we describe herein a simple institutional technique that has been used in more than 500 procedures and taught to medical students or surgeons without previous microsurgical experience. Our step-by-step illustrated report would allow French-speaking trainees to learn how to perform kidney transplantation in rats in a reproducible manner and add this valuable tool to their research protocols.
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- 2010