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Conservation of the liver and maintaining the integrity of the RES cells becomes of particular importance in temporary extracorporal homologous or heterologous liver substitution in the treatment of hepatic coma and in bridging rejection crises after transplantation of organs. Since the success of the given therapeutic possibilities depends largely on the function of the RES cells and particularly on their detoxicating properties, we have set ourselves the task of investigating the phagocytic activity of the RES cells in the liver during conservation and prolonged perfusion.
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Zimmermann, W.E., Rehfeld, K.H. (1971). Function and Importance of the RES during Perfusion of the Liver. In: Di Luzio, N.R., Flemming, K.B.P. (eds) The Reticuloendothelial System and Immune Phenomena. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3204-6_13
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