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Endothelial progenitor cells as a new agent contributing to vascular repair.
Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis - 1 Jan 2000
Miller-Kasprzak Ewa, Jagodziński Paweł P
Abstract excerpt
A special type of stem cells, defined as endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), has been found in the bone marrow and peripheral blood. These EPCs are incorporated into injured vessels and become mature endothelial cells during re-endothelialization and neovascularization processes. Though a complete phenotypic description of EPCs remains unclear, these cells express several surface markers, the most relevant...
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