Department of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Division,
The Laboratory of Transplantation Pathology, University of Helsinki
The Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki, and
the Institute of Biomaterials, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere,
Finland
Academic dissertation
To be presented with the permission of the Medical Faculty of the University of Helsinki, for public examination in Auditorium Xlll, Unioninkatu 34, University of Helsinki, on June 16th 2000, at 12:00 noon
Helsinki 2000
Supervised by:
Professor Ari L. J. Harjula, M.D.
Department of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Division,
Helsinki University Hospital
and
Docent Pertti Aarnio, M.D.
Department of Surgery,
Satakunta Central Hospital, Pori
Reviewed by:
Docent Paula Maasilta, M.D.
Department of Medicine,Pulmonary Division,
Helsinki University Hospital
and
Docent Timo Savunen, M.D.
Department of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Division,
Turku University Hospital
Discussed with:
Docent Matti Tarkka, M.D.
Department of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Division
Tampere University Hospital
ISBN 952-91-2233-0 (nid.)
ISBN 952-91-2234-9 (verkkojulkaisu, pdf)
ISBN 952-91-2235-7 (verkkojulkaisu, html)
http://ethesis.helsinki.fi
Helsinki 2000
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