Experimental techniques and models in the study of the development and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-312

  Carrell, T W G ^a   Smith, A ^a   Burnand, K G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ELASTASE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA BASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXPLANT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033009941     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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