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Evaluation of the stromal vascular fraction of adipose tissue as the basis for a stem cell-based tissue-engineered vascular graft.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Sept 2017
Krawiec Jeffrey T, Liao Han-Tsung, Kwan LaiYee Lily, D'Amore Antonio, Weinbaum Justin S, Rubin J Peter, Wagner William R, Vorp David A
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OBJECTIVE: One of the rate-limiting barriers within the field of vascular tissue engineering is the lengthy fabrication time associated with expanding appropriate cell types in culture. One particularly attractive cell type for this purpose is the adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell (AD-MSC), which is abundant and easily harvested from liposuction procedures. Even this cell type has its drawbacks, however,...
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