Experimental uterus transplantation

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-345

  Brännström, Mats ^a   Wranning, Caiza A ^a   Altchek, Albert ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; Pregnancy; Transplantation; Uterus

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; COLD ISCHEMIA; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GRAFT REJECTION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RABBIT; RAT; REPERFUSION; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SURGERY; UTERUS SYNECHIA; UTERUS TRANSPLANTATION; ANASTOMOSIS; ANIMAL; BIOETHICS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TRANSPLANTATION; UTERUS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPERFUSION INJURY; THERAPIES, INVESTIGATIONAL; UTERUS;

EID: 77954463051     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmp049     Document Type: Review

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