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Smooth Muscle Cells Differentiated From Reprogrammed Embryonic Lung Fibroblasts Through DKK3 Signaling Are Potent for Tissue Engineering of Vascular Grafts
25 Mar 2013
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RATIONALE: Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are a key component of tissue-engineered vessels. However, the sources by which they can be isolated are limited. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that a large number of SMCs could be obtained by direct reprogramming of fibroblasts, that is, direct differentiation of specific cell lineages before the cells reaching the pluripotent state. METHODS AND RESULTS: We designed a combined...
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