Animal models for the assessment of novel vascular conduits

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 176-195

  Byrom, Michael J ^a,b,c   Bannon, Paul G ^a,c,d   White, Geoffrey H ^c,d   Ng, Martin K C ^b,c,d  

^a The Baird Institute Australia   (Australia)

^b HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BABOON; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVIEW; RODENT; SHEEP; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VASCULAR CONDUIT; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DOGS; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PAPIO; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RABBITS; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 77953666594     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.10.080     Document Type: Review

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