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Platelets in regenerative medicine.
Basic research in cardiology - 1 Jul 2008
Langer Harald F, Gawaz Meinrad
Abstract excerpt
Stem and progenitor cells have evolved as the central cell type in regenerative medicine. This focussed approach may, however, sometimes narrow the point of view. Recently, platelets have been shown to strongly influence progenitor cell biology and to serve as regenerative cells themselves. Platelets represent an important recruitment factor for circulating progenitor cells. Furthermore, they modulate progenitor...
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