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Phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells in intima-media incorporated hybrid vascular prostheses.
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) - 1 Jan 2000
Kanda K, Matsuda T, Miwa H, Oka T
Abstract excerpt
Hierarchical hybrid vascular grafts were constructed with an endothelial cell (EC) monolayer and hybrid medial layer composed of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and type I collagen gel. The grafts, implanted into canine carotid arteries for up to 12 weeks, were ultrastructurally examined with a transmission electron microscope. Before implantation, SMCs incorporated into hybrid media were round and intracellularly...
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