Induced-pluripotent stem cells seeded acellular peripheral nerve graft as “autologous nerve graft” ()
Abstract
The hypothesis is that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) derived Schwann cells and/or macrophages can be transplanted into acellular nerve graft in repairing injured nervous system. The efficiency of iPSC seeded acellular nerve graft may mimic the autologous peripheral nerve graft.
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Li, J. , Gao, G. and Yuan, T. (2010) Induced-pluripotent stem cells seeded acellular peripheral nerve graft as “autologous nerve graft”.
Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering,
3, 83-84. doi:
10.4236/jbise.2010.31012.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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