Transplantation of the uterus

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 177-184

  Brännström, Mats ^a,b   Wranning, Caiza Almén ^a   Racho El Akouri, Randa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Infertility; Preservation; Transplantation; Uterine factor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; UTERINE TRANSPLANTATION; UTERUS;

EID: 0038292165     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(03)00080-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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