Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 343-344 , March 2004

Real-time monitoring for detecting rejection using strain gauge force transducers in porcine small bowel transplantation

  • Y Nishimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Yuko Nishimoto, MD, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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  • T Taguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • K Masumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • K Ogita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • M Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • S Taguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • T Uesugi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • N Takada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • S Suita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

References 

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☆ This work is partly supported by a grant-in-aid for scientific research from the Ministry of Education and Science.

PII: S0041-1345(03)01326-5

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.12.015

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 343-344 , March 2004

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