Tissue engineering of small diameter vascular grafts

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 475-485

  Teebken, Omke E ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Small diameter vascular graft; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ISOLEUCINE; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; SERINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ALLOGRAFT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANEURYSM; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTERY RUPTURE; AUTOGRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CALCIFICATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; THROMBOGENICITY; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VEIN GRAFT; XENOGRAFT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CATTLE; DOG; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAFT OCCLUSION; METHODOLOGY; RABBIT; RAT; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CATTLE; DOGS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; RATS; SHEEP; SWINE; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036593183     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1654     Document Type: Review

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