Steps for the Autologous Ex vivo Perfused Porcine Liver-kidney ExperimentWen Yuan Chung 1, Amar M. Eltweri 1, John Isherwood 1, Jonathan Haqq 1, Seok Ling Ong 1, Gianpiero Gravante 1, David M. Lloyd 1, Matthew S. Metcalfe 1, Ashley R. Dennison 1
1Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester
Study of the animal organ physiology can be achieved by performing an experimental ex vivo perfusion system. The addition of a porcine kidney, as a homeostatic organ to our previously developed ex vivo liver perfusion model can be a principal step to achieve a better physiological environment.
