ATP-supplies in the cold-preserved liver: A long-neglected factor of organ viability

he goal of liver preservation during transplant surgery is to maintain cellular viability, to allow T early resumption of normal cellular metabolism on reperfusion, and thus to avoid the potential morbidity and mortality associated with poor graft function. The major tool used for liver preservation today is cold organ storage, which reduces metabolic activity by lowering the temperature to between 1 to 4C.'