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Tissue-engineered microvessels on three-dimensional biodegradable scaffolds using human endothelial progenitor cells.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Aug 2004
Wu Xiao, Rabkin-Aikawa Elena, Guleserian Kristine J, Perry Tjorvi E, Masuda Yutaka, Sutherland Fraser W H, Schoen Frederick J, Mayer John E, Bischoff Joyce
Abstract excerpt
Tissue engineering may offer patients new options when replacement or repair of an organ is needed. However, most tissues will require a microvascular network to supply oxygen and nutrients. One strategy for creating a microvascular network would be promotion of vasculogenesis in situ by seeding vascular progenitor cells within the biopolymeric construct. To pursue this strategy, we isolated CD34(+)/CD133(+)...
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