title: A rapid vascular anastomosis technique for hind-limb transplantation in rats.
authors.affiliation: Innsbruck, Austria; and Pittsburgh, Pa. From the Department of Visceral, Transplant, and Thoracic Surgery, D. Swarovski Research Laboratory, and the Departments of Radiology and Pathology, Innsbruck Medical University, and the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sucher
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oberhuber
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rumberg
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hautz
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zelger
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Glodny
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: Benson
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pulikkottil
authors.forename: Vijay S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Gorantla
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brandacher
authors.forename: Raimund
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Margreiter
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Andrew Lee
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schneeberger
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D013997:Time Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
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