Preclinical report on allogeneic uterus transplantation in non-human primates

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 189-198

  Johannesson, L ^a   Enskog, A ^b   Molne J ^b   Diaz Garcia, C ^c   Hanafy, A ^d   Dahm Kahler P ^a   Tekin, A ^e   Tryphonopoulos, P ^e   Morales, P ^f   Rivas, K ^f   Ruiz, P ^e   Tzakis, A ^e   Olausson, M ^b   Brannstrom M ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Mannheimer Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

allogeneic; immunosuppression; rejection; transplantation; uterus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUPRENORPHINE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALTEPARIN; FAMOTIDINE; MELOXICAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; METRONIDAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIMATE; SURVIVAL; UTERUS TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84871249999     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des381     Document Type: Article

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