Alcohol
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 49-58 , August 2004

Role of free radicals in failure of fatty liver grafts caused by ethanol

Received 30 March 2004 ,Revised 10 August 2004 ,Accepted 10 August 2004.

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 Dr. Lemasters and the University of North Carolina hold shares in Transplant Solutions, Inc., a start-up company that was formed to take Carolina Rinse Solution through Food and Drug Administration filings, multicenter trials, and approval for human use. The antioxidant properties of Carolina Rinse Solution are mentioned briefly in this article.

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