Transplantation of the uterus in sheep: Methodology and early reperfusion events

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 784-793

  Dahm Kähler, Pernilla ^a,b   Wranning, Caiza ^b   Lundmark, Cecilia ^b   Enskog, Anders ^b   Mölne, Johan ^b   Marcickiewicz, Janusz ^b   El Akouri, Randa Racho ^b   McCracken, John ^c   Brännström, Mats ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Reperfusion; Sheep; Transplantation; Uterine infertility; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LAPAROTOMY; METHODOLOGY; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; REPERFUSION; SHEEP; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; REPERFUSION; SHEEP; TRANSPLANTATION; UTERUS;

EID: 52049102672     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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