Uterus transplantation: How far away from human trials?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1097-1100

  Brännström, Mats ^a   Wranning, Caiza A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infertility; Transplantation; Uterus

Indexed keywords

FEMALE INFERTILITY; HYSTERECTOMY; NOTE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; UTERUS;

EID: 56649112590     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802495509     Document Type: Note

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