Long-term in vivo magnetic resonance imaging tracking of endothelial progenitor cells transplanted in rat ischemic limbs and their angiogenic potential.

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Stem cell therapy has been used to repair ischemic tissues in the limbs, in myocardial infarctions, and in the brain. To understand the mechanisms of healing, a contrast agent capable of inducing sufficient magnetic resonance (MR) contrast would be useful in providing fundamental information about the cell migration and incorporation into the ischemic tissue. A magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent composed...

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