The Japanese artificial organs scene: Current status

Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 675-680

  Mitamura, Yoshinori ^a   Murabayashi, Shun ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apheresis; Artificial organs; Current status; Dialysis; Japan; Metabolic support systems; Regenerative medicine; Ventricular assist systems

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; METABOLISM; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

APHERESIS; CURRENT STATUS; ENGLISH LANGUAGES; JAPAN; LANGUAGE PROBLEMS; METABOLIC SUPPORT SYSTEM; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

APHERESIS; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PUMP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 27744448218     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2005.29106.x     Document Type: Review

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