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Stem cells, including a population of very small embryonic-like stem cells, are mobilized into peripheral blood in patients after skin burn injury.
Stem cell reviews and reports - 1 Mar 2012
Drukała Justyna, Paczkowska Edyta, Kucia Magda, Młyńska Elżbieta, Krajewski Andrzej, Machaliński Bogusław, Madeja Zbigniew, Ratajczak Mariusz Z
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BACKGROUND: Developmentally early cells, including hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPCs), as well as very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs), are mobilized into peripheral blood (PB) in response to tissue and organ injury (e.g., heart infarct or stroke). OBJECTIVE: We seek to determine whether these cells are also mobilized into PB in patients with skin burn injuries. METHODS: Forty-four (44) patients...
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