Bioengineered human vascular networks transplanted into secondary mice reconnect with the host vasculature and re-establish perfusion

Blood

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 6718-6721

  Kang, Kyu Tae ^a   Allen, Patrick ^a,b   Bischoff, Joyce ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BLOOD VESSEL; COLONY FORMING CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 84055218883     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-08-375188     Document Type: Article

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