Heterotopic hindlimb allotransplantation in rats: An alternative model for immunological research in composite-tissue allotransplantation

Microsurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 410-414

  Ulusal, Ali Engin ^a   Ulusal, Betul Gozel ^a   Hung, Li Man ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EMBOLISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG ULCER; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RISK FACTOR; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; GRAFT REJECTION; HINDLIMB; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROTOPIC; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 23344434723     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20139     Document Type: Article

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